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Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 18:32:04 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: [BK] upgrade will be needed
From: "Sean" <seanlkml@sympatico.ca>
To: "Ed Tomlinson" <tomlins@cam.org>
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On Thu, February 17, 2005 6:25 pm, Ed Tomlinson said:

>> Yes, I do remember that post.  But i'm not arguing from an ideological
>> basis; i'm arguing on practical grounds that the price of using BK is
>> too
>> high for its supposed benefits.  I've not seen anyone else make that
>
> Huh?  This ideology in my books.

No.  It's about recognizing the needs of more people than just the few at
the top.  Besides, with a free tool at the Head, bk could continue to be
used underneath by Linus and anyone else.   And others in the community
could use their preferred tools too.

> Linus has tried other SCMs.  They did not suffice.   I remember the preBK
> days, when you had to post a patch half a dozen time to get it merged.
> Patches were being missed left right and center.  This changed after BK.
> We _are_ getting large benefits from BK.  They may be hard to see at our
> side of the keyboard - but I believe Linus when he says BK is the best
> tool for him.  That this probably will not be the case for ever.  Think
> it still is for now though.

It's not a choice between BK or nothing.   Much of the improvements you're
attributing to BK would have been realized with any other SCM system too.

Cheers,
Sean


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