From: Pavel Machek <pavel@suse.cz>
To: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
Cc: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>, Arador <diegocg@teleline.es>,
"Adam J. Richter" <adam@yggdrasil.com>,
andrea@suse.de,
Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
pavel@janik.cz, pavel@ucw.cz, hch@infradead.org
Subject: Re: BitBucket: GPL-ed KitBeeper clone
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 01:10:32 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20030303001032.GD319@elf.ucw.cz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3E615C38.7030609@pobox.com>
Hi!
> >>(Just a very personal suggestion)
> >>Why to waste time trying to clone a
> >>tool such as bitkeeper? Why not to support things like subversion?
> >
> >
> >Because the repositories people need to read are in BK format, for better
> >or worse. It doesn't ultimately matter if you use it as an input filter
> >for CVS, subversion or no VCS at all.
>
> "BK format"? Not really. Patches have been posted (to lkml, even) to
> GNU CSSC which allow it to read SCCS files BK reads and writes.
>
> Since that already exists, a full BitKeeper clone is IMO a bit silly,
> because it draws users and programmers away from projects that could
> potentially _replace_ BitKeeper.
Read-only access to the bk repositories is the first goal. Then, I'll
either add write support (unlikely) or feed it into some existing
version control system to work with that. I'm still not sure what's
the best.
[bk's on-disk format is quite reasonable; it might be okay to reuse
that.]
Pavel
--
When do you have a heart between your knees?
[Johanka's followup: and *two* hearts?]
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-03-03 22:06 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 199+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-03-02 0:11 BitBucket: GPL-ed KitBeeper clone Adam J. Richter
2003-03-02 0:20 ` Larry McVoy
2003-03-02 0:20 ` David Lang
2003-03-02 0:49 ` Arador
2003-03-02 1:03 ` Jeff Garzik
2003-03-02 2:15 ` Alan Cox
2003-03-02 1:19 ` Jeff Garzik
2003-03-02 1:40 ` BitBucket: GPL-ed *notrademarkhere* clone Andrea Arcangeli
2003-03-02 1:45 ` Jeff Garzik
2003-03-02 2:09 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2003-03-02 17:28 ` Jeff Garzik
2003-03-02 18:16 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2003-03-02 20:12 ` Jeff Garzik
2003-03-02 21:49 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2003-03-03 18:37 ` Larry McVoy
2003-03-03 18:46 ` Larry McVoy
2003-03-03 22:57 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2003-03-03 23:14 ` Pavel Machek
2003-03-03 23:56 ` David Lang
2003-03-04 0:02 ` Jeff Garzik
2003-03-04 0:05 ` Larry McVoy
2003-03-04 0:15 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2003-03-04 0:30 ` Jeff Garzik
2003-03-04 2:20 ` Martin J. Bligh
2003-03-04 5:29 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-03-04 5:56 ` Dimitrie O. Paun
2003-03-04 14:51 ` Jeff Garzik
2003-03-02 3:29 ` H. Peter Anvin
2003-03-02 17:12 ` Jeff Garzik
2003-03-02 18:39 ` H. Peter Anvin
2003-03-02 20:01 ` Jeff Garzik
2003-03-03 0:47 ` nickn
2003-03-03 0:55 ` David Lang
2003-03-03 2:31 ` Jeff Garzik
2003-03-03 2:32 ` Jeff Garzik
2003-03-04 1:07 ` Horst von Brand
2003-03-04 1:10 ` H. Peter Anvin
2003-03-03 21:53 ` Joel Becker
2003-03-04 23:37 ` Olaf Hering
2003-03-06 16:47 ` Pavel Machek
2003-03-06 16:41 ` Pavel Machek
2003-03-07 11:24 ` Tupshin Harper
2003-03-07 11:28 ` Pavel Machek
2003-03-07 21:53 ` H. Peter Anvin
2003-03-08 23:18 ` Daniel Phillips
2003-03-03 0:13 ` Pavel Machek
2003-03-03 0:10 ` Pavel Machek [this message]
2003-03-04 16:16 ` BitBucket: GPL-ed KitBeeper clone David Woodhouse
2003-03-04 16:27 ` Pavel Machek
2003-03-02 1:26 ` Olivier Galibert
2003-03-06 16:18 ` Pavel Machek
2003-03-07 12:12 ` Olivier Galibert
2003-03-07 12:32 ` Pavel Machek
2003-03-07 16:54 ` Olivier Galibert
2003-03-07 17:14 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2003-03-07 19:08 ` Pavel Machek
2003-03-07 19:25 ` Eli Carter
2003-03-07 20:29 ` Pavel Machek
2003-03-07 23:16 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-03-08 22:52 ` Zack Brown
2003-03-09 0:05 ` Larry McVoy
2003-03-09 1:21 ` Davide Libenzi
2003-03-09 2:45 ` Zack Brown
2003-03-09 3:19 ` Roman Zippel
2003-03-09 3:42 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-03-09 4:32 ` Roman Zippel
2003-03-09 13:34 ` Eric W. Biederman
2003-03-09 15:35 ` Roman Zippel
2003-03-09 16:55 ` Martin J. Bligh
2003-03-09 17:20 ` Zack Brown
2003-03-09 17:48 ` Martin J. Bligh
2003-03-09 19:58 ` Larry McVoy
2003-03-09 21:32 ` Zack Brown
2003-03-09 21:54 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2003-03-09 23:28 ` Larry McVoy
2003-03-13 20:00 ` Pavel Machek
2003-03-09 17:39 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-03-09 17:58 ` Martin J. Bligh
2003-03-09 18:20 ` Larry McVoy
2003-03-09 23:19 ` fs
2003-03-13 0:41 ` Pavel Machek
2003-03-13 21:21 ` Horst von Brand
2003-03-09 20:01 ` Roman Zippel
2003-03-13 0:13 ` Pavel Machek
2003-03-09 14:49 ` Olivier Galibert
2003-03-13 0:05 ` Pavel Machek
2003-03-10 0:02 ` Thoughts about ideal kernel SCM Petr Baudis
2003-03-10 0:32 ` Larry McVoy
2003-03-12 19:29 ` Petr Baudis
2003-03-13 10:36 ` Pavel Machek
2003-03-14 22:56 ` Petr Baudis
2003-03-17 20:59 ` Petr Baudis
2003-03-10 3:41 ` BitBucket: GPL-ed KitBeeper clone Horst von Brand
2003-03-10 13:52 ` Jamie Lokier
2003-03-10 23:03 ` Daniel Phillips
2003-03-11 18:40 ` Zack Brown
2003-03-11 18:46 ` Martin J. Bligh
2003-03-11 19:30 ` Daniel Phillips
2003-03-11 19:33 ` Martin J. Bligh
2003-03-11 20:08 ` Andrew Morton
2003-03-11 20:29 ` Martin J. Bligh
2003-03-12 6:14 ` Werner Almesberger
2003-03-13 2:48 ` Daniel Phillips
2003-03-13 3:11 ` Werner Almesberger
2003-03-14 12:29 ` Pavel Machek
2003-03-15 20:53 ` Martin J. Bligh
2003-03-15 21:26 ` Daniel Phillips
2003-03-15 21:32 ` Petr Baudis
2003-03-15 23:39 ` Petr Baudis
2003-03-16 0:39 ` Horst von Brand
2003-04-07 21:22 ` Petr Baudis
2003-03-12 3:47 ` Horst von Brand
2003-03-12 4:03 ` Larry McVoy
2003-03-12 4:49 ` [PATCH] ~/kernel/sys.c (2.5.64) (trivial) Jay Patrick Howard
2003-03-12 5:22 ` BitBucket: GPL-ed KitBeeper clone Zack Brown
2003-03-12 5:44 ` Horst von Brand
2003-03-12 13:48 ` Daniel Phillips
2003-03-13 1:03 ` Horst von Brand
2003-03-13 16:53 ` Daniel Phillips
2003-03-15 15:02 ` Horst von Brand
2003-03-15 21:25 ` Daniel Phillips
2003-03-12 6:19 ` Werner Almesberger
2003-03-13 1:31 ` Horst von Brand
2003-03-12 15:32 ` Horst von Brand
2003-03-12 16:13 ` Daniel Phillips
2003-03-12 20:37 ` Horst von Brand
2003-03-12 20:54 ` H. Peter Anvin
2003-03-13 2:00 ` Daniel Phillips
2003-03-15 1:03 ` Horst von Brand
2003-03-12 13:22 ` Daniel Phillips
2003-03-13 0:52 ` Horst von Brand
2003-03-13 17:00 ` Daniel Phillips
2003-03-13 21:48 ` Zack Brown
2003-03-13 22:04 ` Daniel Phillips
2003-03-15 16:21 ` Horst von Brand
2003-03-15 21:25 ` Daniel Phillips
2003-03-15 21:53 ` Robert Anderson
2003-03-15 21:50 ` Randy.Dunlap
2003-03-15 22:16 ` Robert Anderson
2003-03-15 22:18 ` Robert Anderson
2003-03-16 0:18 ` Petr Baudis
2003-03-16 0:53 ` Davide Libenzi
2003-03-16 0:55 ` [arch-users] " Stig Brautaset
2003-03-16 1:44 ` Tom Lord
2003-03-16 2:06 ` Adam Spiers
2003-03-16 3:28 ` David Lang
2003-03-16 5:43 ` Robert Anderson
2003-03-16 11:57 ` (Re: BitBucket: GPL-ed KitBeeper clone) Moving to arch-users Petr Baudis
2003-03-14 11:34 ` BitBucket: GPL-ed KitBeeper clone Pavel Machek
2003-03-12 23:38 ` Pavel Machek
2003-03-09 2:06 ` Horst von Brand
[not found] ` <b4b98v_14m_1@penguin.transmeta.com>
2003-03-12 23:23 ` Pavel Machek
2003-03-13 21:15 ` Horst von Brand
2003-03-08 0:18 ` Olaf Dietsche
2003-03-02 1:37 ` Filip Van Raemdonck
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2003-04-08 17:52 Chuck Ebbert
2003-04-08 18:02 ` Larry McVoy
2003-04-08 23:19 ` Jamie Lokier
2003-04-09 0:47 ` Larry McVoy
2003-04-09 1:34 ` Jamie Lokier
2003-04-09 1:43 ` Robert White
2003-04-09 2:09 ` Mark Mielke
2003-04-09 13:14 ` Mr. James W. Laferriere
2003-04-09 13:35 ` Matti Aarnio
2003-04-08 13:06 Chuck Ebbert
2003-04-07 23:57 Chuck Ebbert
2003-04-08 0:30 ` Larry McVoy
[not found] <1047571030.5373.161.camel@passion.cambridge.redhat.com>
2003-03-15 14:17 ` Horst von Brand
2003-03-15 18:48 ` Larry McVoy
2003-03-15 18:51 ` David Woodhouse
[not found] <20030309001008$2ed5@gated-at.bofh.it>
[not found] ` <20030309001008$4e61@gated-at.bofh.it>
[not found] ` <20030309001008$0732@gated-at.bofh.it>
[not found] ` <20030309001008$747c@gated-at.bofh.it>
[not found] ` <20030309001008$6342@gated-at.bofh.it>
2003-03-15 10:47 ` Kai Henningsen
2003-03-13 16:21 Ed Vance
2003-03-15 14:31 ` Horst von Brand
2003-03-12 19:00 Kaz Kylheku
2003-03-03 17:02 Adam J. Richter
2003-03-02 2:23 Adam J. Richter
2003-03-03 15:26 ` Edward S. Marshall
2003-03-03 23:06 ` Daniel Phillips
2003-02-26 20:02 BitBucket: GPL-ed BitKeeper clone Pavel Machek
2003-03-01 18:05 ` BitBucket: GPL-ed KitBeeper clone Pavel Janík
2003-03-01 18:39 ` Christoph Hellwig
2003-03-01 22:43 ` Pavel Janík
2003-03-02 9:11 ` Christoph Hellwig
2003-03-02 9:30 ` John Bradford
2003-03-02 9:32 ` Christoph Hellwig
2003-03-03 12:39 ` Pavel Machek
2003-03-03 14:12 ` Alan Cox
2003-03-03 13:57 ` John Bradford
2003-03-03 14:22 ` Richard B. Johnson
2003-03-03 15:08 ` John Bradford
2003-03-03 17:50 ` David Lang
2003-03-03 19:37 ` Pavel Machek
2003-03-03 19:49 ` John Bradford
2003-03-03 14:22 ` Charles Cazabon
2003-03-02 9:57 ` Pavel Janík
2003-03-03 8:05 ` Helge Hafting
2003-03-03 8:28 ` Bernd Eckenfels
2003-03-01 20:58 ` Paul Fulghum
2003-03-02 4:52 ` Mike Galbraith
2003-03-03 0:02 ` Pavel Machek
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