Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 9 Nov 2002 12:18:24 +0200 (IST) | From | Shlomi Fish <> | Subject | An Analysis of BitKeeper and BitMover's Strategy |
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As part of the "Better SCM" site (that is still under construction), I wrote a few essays about BitKeeper:
http://better-scm.berlios.de/bk/
I am a former user of BitKeeper and the bkbits.net service who used it for maintaining the code of two of my pet projects. The articles include:
An analysis of the suitability of BitKeeper for Free Software Developers - analyzes the product itself, the support given by BitMover, the BKBits.net service and the license. Contains some tips for new users.
Why a change of the BitKeeper licensing would be a good idea (from BitMover's POV) - a rational analysis why a change in BitMover's strategy can yield them a greater advantage in the long run. (note that I do not recommend completely Open-Sourcing it)
There's also an old and slightly deprecated article entitled "GPLing BK" which gives several advantages that a more liberal BitKeeper license would give BitMover. (it is deprecated because I no longer thing a complete freeing would be a good idea at this point).
Comments, suggestions, corrections and flames are welcome.
Regards,
Shlomi Fish
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