* Re: Bitkeeper
@ 2003-07-19 16:00 John Bradford
2003-07-19 16:17 ` Bitkeeper Mark Mielke
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: John Bradford @ 2003-07-19 16:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: ebiederm, mark; +Cc: linux-kernel
> 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?
John.
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread
* Re: Bitkeeper
2003-07-19 16:00 Bitkeeper John Bradford
@ 2003-07-19 16:17 ` Mark Mielke
2003-07-19 20:30 ` SCM file system (Was Re: Bitkeeper) Mr. James W. Laferriere
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Mark Mielke @ 2003-07-19 16:17 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: John Bradford; +Cc: ebiederm, linux-kernel
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/
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread
* SCM file system (Was Re: Bitkeeper)
2003-07-19 16:17 ` Bitkeeper Mark Mielke
@ 2003-07-19 20:30 ` Mr. James W. Laferriere
0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Mr. James W. Laferriere @ 2003-07-19 20:30 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Mark Mielke; +Cc: Linux Kernel Maillist
Hello Mark All , (I hate continuing this thread But) A thought
just (re-)occured to me that for those people who -really- need
it . What about an SCM file system ? Thoughts , anger ,
complancency ? Twys , JimL
On Sat, 19 Jul 2003, Mark Mielke wrote:
> 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?
--
+------------------------------------------------------------------+
| James W. Laferriere | System Techniques | Give me VMS |
| Network Engineer | P.O. Box 854 | Give me Linux |
| babydr@baby-dragons.com | Coudersport PA 16915 | only on AXP |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread
end of thread, other threads:[~2003-07-19 20:15 UTC | newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages (download: mbox.gz / follow: Atom feed)
-- links below jump to the message on this page --
2003-07-19 16:00 Bitkeeper John Bradford
2003-07-19 16:17 ` Bitkeeper Mark Mielke
2003-07-19 20:30 ` SCM file system (Was Re: Bitkeeper) Mr. James W. Laferriere
This is an external index of several public inboxes,
see mirroring instructions on how to clone and mirror
all data and code used by this external index.