From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eric Hanchrow Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Switching to Subversion Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 19:05:47 -0800 Message-ID: <877ixy9184.fsf@offby1.atm01.sea.blarg.net> References: <87r6wh1o5h.fsf@olgas.newt.com> <87bqnk74d1.fsf@catnip.gol.com> <87irhqho6w.fsf@catnip.gol.com> <87mz6y8y3j.fsf@catnip.gol.com> <87bqne87ur.fsf@catnip.gol.com> <10609.1163264429@olgas.newt.com> <87fycphhyr.fsf@pacem.orebokech.com> <87odrdzci9.fsf@olgas.newt.com> <87d57qztcb.fsf@pps.jussieu.fr> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1163473788 12493 80.91.229.2 (14 Nov 2006 03:09:48 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 03:09:48 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Nov 14 04:09:43 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Gjog4-0001oh-Cp for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 14 Nov 2006 04:09:36 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Gjog3-0005JO-Oq for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 13 Nov 2006 22:09:35 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Gjofn-0005ID-9b for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 13 Nov 2006 22:09:19 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Gjofm-0005Gv-Bz for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 13 Nov 2006 22:09:18 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Gjofm-0005GY-1O for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 13 Nov 2006 22:09:18 -0500 Original-Received: from [80.91.229.2] (helo=ciao.gmane.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA:32) (Exim 4.52) id 1Gjofl-0007B7-HN for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 13 Nov 2006 22:09:17 -0500 Original-Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1GjofG-0001e7-BE for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 14 Nov 2006 04:08:46 +0100 Original-Received: from q-static-138-125.avvanta.com ([206.124.138.125]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 14 Nov 2006 04:08:46 +0100 Original-Received: from offby1 by q-static-138-125.avvanta.com with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 14 Nov 2006 04:08:46 +0100 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Original-To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-Lines: 17 Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: q-static-138-125.avvanta.com User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.0.90 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:95CAwfpFuSEEgGuaBaMBVSfO7QA= X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:62272 Archived-At: >>>>> "Juliusz" == Juliusz Chroboczek writes: >> Before considering use of subversion for Emacs Juliusz> Juliusz> Richard, please don't do that. Centralised revision Juliusz> control systems are not suitable for Free Software. For what it's worth, here's an essay that argues the exact opposite: http://web.mit.edu/~ghudson/thoughts/bitkeeper.whynot The title is "Why Bitkeeper Isn't Right For Free Software", but it's also about why _decentralized_ development isn't right for Free Software. -- I've laid out in my will that my heirs should continue working on my .emacs -- johnw