Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S270273AbTGSQCj (ORCPT ); Sat, 19 Jul 2003 12:02:39 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S270403AbTGSQCi (ORCPT ); Sat, 19 Jul 2003 12:02:38 -0400 Received: from adedition.com ([216.209.85.42]:51208 "EHLO mark.mielke.cc") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S270273AbTGSQCh (ORCPT ); Sat, 19 Jul 2003 12:02:37 -0400 Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2003 12:17:25 -0400 From: Mark Mielke To: John Bradford Cc: ebiederm@xmission.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Bitkeeper Message-ID: <20030719161725.GD17587@mark.mielke.cc> References: <200307191600.h6JG0OZd002669@81-2-122-30.bradfords.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200307191600.h6JG0OZd002669@81-2-122-30.bradfords.org.uk> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1780 Lines: 37 On Sat, Jul 19, 2003 at 05:00:24PM +0100, John Bradford wrote: > > Any investment into writing a new source management > > system would be better served by improving the linux source code. > What happens if somebody develops a really good versioned filesystem > for Linux, would it not get merged, because the linux kernel would > then contain SCM-like functionality? One day, when it happens, we'll see what ripple effects it has. In most cases, however, I suspect that a versioned file system will never be a replacement for a good source management system. The lines could become blurred, but the 'good versioned file system' might take the form a kernel module that allowed SCM systems to plug into it, at which point, Bit Keeper might plug into it, and everybody would be happy. I doubt you want to put merge manager functionality into the kernel, or many of the other components of a good source management system. The storage and access is one of the lesser concerns. Bit Keeper uses similar storage and access methods as SCCS, does it not? mark -- mark@mielke.cc/markm@ncf.ca/markm@nortelnetworks.com __________________________ . . _ ._ . . .__ . . ._. .__ . . . .__ | Neighbourhood Coder |\/| |_| |_| |/ |_ |\/| | |_ | |/ |_ | | | | | | \ | \ |__ . | | .|. |__ |__ | \ |__ | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them, one ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them... http://mark.mielke.cc/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/