Re: password protect a directory?
>>>>> "Paul" == Paul D Smith <pausmith@nortelnetworks.com> writes:
Paul> With BitKeeper you get the source, you can modify the
Paul> source, and you can freely distribute the
Paul> modifications--with two caveats. The first is that all
Paul> modified source you distribute must still pass their
Paul> regression tests.
which restricts what you are allowed to modify...
Paul> The second caveat is the interesting one. BitKeeper has a
Paul> "logging" function that logs all source changes (that is,
Paul> the change comments, # of lines changed, filename, etc. Not
Paul> the diffs themselves, as I understand it). The free copy of
Paul> BitKeeper sends these logs to an "open logging server",
Paul> which is maintained by the BitKeeper folks. They are free
Paul> to publish these logs (and they are doing so). The other
Paul> thing you cannot do is modify or interfere in any way with
Paul> this logging capability.
but I assume you could modify your computer's network setup so that
logs come back to your computer?
Paul> One interesting thing: the BitKeeper license says it reverts
Paul> to being GPL if the open logging servers are ever down for
Paul> more than 180 consecutive days (presumably the company goes
Paul> out of business and shuts down...)
What happens if the logging server is not contact-able for any reason?
ie. operation from a laptop without any network connection. Will it
still work?
--
Brian May <bam@debian.org>
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