also sprach Josselin Mouette <joss@debian.org> [2006.08.02.1004 +0100]:
> > I agree, dpatch & co seem to be more accessible: they are files
> > you can "touch"; they're not an abstract concept ("branch")
> > which you can work with, but which is not tangible.
>
> This is another possible reason for SVN's success: branches are
> directories, which are a reasonably widespread concept among Unix
> developers. In fact, SVN is what looks the most closely to
> a distributed and versioned filesystem, which is how most
> packaging teams use it.
Excellent argument! I completely agree.
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