Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 13 Nov 2003 17:26:20 +0300 | From | Samium Gromoff <> | Subject | Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: kernel.bkbits.net off the air |
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At Thu, 13 Nov 2003 09:44:54 -0500, Jan Harkes wrote: > > On Thu, Nov 13, 2003 at 03:59:42PM +0300, Samium Gromoff wrote: > > Okay, folks. Now i propose to go further than that. > > > > I hope that Larry recognises that at some point the linux kernel community > > _will_ switch to a free software alternative. > > > > I think we should have a better choice than the lossy bk->cvs. > > > > I propose we as a whole ask Larry to create a bk->arch gateway _not_ via cvs > > but directly, and therefore using all the extended metadata possible. > > I appreciate Arch and am actually using it for some things, and can't > give an educated opinion on BK as I have never used it. > > But this is just ridiculous. > > First of all, there always serious pain in switching. Whatever free > alternative is provided better be _a lot_ better compared to what is > currently used. And although Arch might be more in-line with the > political goals of many developers, frankly I don't believe Arch is > technologically there yet.
You miss my point.
I don`t call for switching (although would like it to happen).
I call for a _better replacement for bk->cvs_.
bk->cvs loses data, which could be captured in a more sensible manner than cvs is. (I think that everyone agrees here that it`s not even remotely arguable)
bk->arch would regain that data back to our hands, thats what i`m proposing. (here i presume that that data being constantly lost _is_ really useful)
> But then asking Larry to implement a gateway seems to be the plan of the > century. Hey why doesn't Larry help out with the Arch or SVN effort > while he's at it? How would you react if ClearCase started demanding > that Arch/SVN/CVS developers should implement a one-directional > gateway to their software to make it easier for people to migrate.
I decide to conveniently skip answering that part. (That`s a suggestion to use your imagination here, really)
> Jan
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