Hi,
I'm surprised nobody considered GNU Arch
(http://www.gnu.org/software/gnu-arch/) to replace BitKeeper - it was
probably started in direct response to the Linux Kernel using a
non-free tool.
I must say I haven't used it, but from reviews and comparisons I've
read, it seems to be a good tool.
Asfand Yar Qazi <[email protected]> writes:
> I'm surprised nobody considered GNU Arch
> (http://www.gnu.org/software/gnu-arch/) to replace BitKeeper - it was
> probably started in direct response to the Linux Kernel using a
> non-free tool.
>
> I must say I haven't used it, but from reviews and comparisons I've
> read, it seems to be a good tool.
I agree (I use it) -- but of course it has its own issues. For instance
it has a _lot_ less attention payed to optimization than one might wish
(judging from "git", this is very important to Linus :-). The concept
of "archives" and their associated namespace offer some nice advantages,
but is a very different model than BK uses, and I presume sticking with
the familiar and simple BK model was attractive.
-Miles
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On Wed, Apr 13, 2005 at 03:36:35PM +0900, Miles Bader wrote:
> Asfand Yar Qazi <[email protected]> writes:
> > I'm surprised nobody considered GNU Arch
> > (http://www.gnu.org/software/gnu-arch/) to replace BitKeeper - it was
> > probably started in direct response to the Linux Kernel using a
> > non-free tool.
> >
> > I must say I haven't used it, but from reviews and comparisons I've
> > read, it seems to be a good tool.
>
> I agree (I use it) -- but of course it has its own issues. For instance
> it has a _lot_ less attention payed to optimization than one might wish
> (judging from "git", this is very important to Linus :-). The concept
> of "archives" and their associated namespace offer some nice advantages,
> but is a very different model than BK uses, and I presume sticking with
> the familiar and simple BK model was attractive.
You can get somebody to be doing some work with bitkeeper within a few
minutes. Arch has a much longer getting started phase.
Ralf