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Re: Arch (was Re: Warning to Debian Developers regarding BitKeeper)



On Thu, Oct 10, 2002 at 12:20:53AM +0100, Bruce Stephens wrote:
> Lukas Geyer <lukas@debian.org> writes:
> 
> [...]
> 
> > I have not yet used arch, but if it is as good as its advocates say,
> > why not set up a kernel repository?
> 
> Arch almost certainly isn't ready yet.  Attempting to set up a kernel
> repository might well be useful in showing areas where performance
> will be a problem.  
> 
> BitKeeper is clearly working for the kernel developers, and part of
> that is presumably the nice merging tools and things that Arch simply
> doesn't have.  So even if there were an Arch repository, people are
> quite likely not to move to it, since BitKeeper is functionally
> superior, at least at present.
> 
> [...]
> 

Well, since the license disallows use for purposes of creating a
competing source revision control system, then we should look for,
anr/or ask for the list of features that were the deciding factor in
using bitkeeper. 


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