Re: Linus is on a powertrip..

Larry McVoy (lm@bitmover.com)
Fri, 02 Oct 1998 23:09:43 -0600


: The current CVS is probably very different from Berliner's 1989 version

Try '92 or so.

: and far more featured.

It's not that different, in fact, it's quite similar as far as I can tell.
The details might be different, but the basic model is the same,

: But what's is the _real_ choice for the near future ?

http://www.bitmover.com/bitkeeper

I'm in a race with Linus to see if he gets to 2.2 before bitkeeper
is ready. We'll see, but I'm trying.

If you can't wait, that's fine, then check out Josh M's PRCS (which is
where xdelta comes from). PRCS is similar to bitkeeper in some respects.
I think my stuff will be more pragmatic, and will ultimately be more
popular just because I've worked in large development organizations for
a long time and have the benefit of that experience. None the less,
PRCS is pretty cool and Joe Bob says check it out.

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