Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | From | Michael Buesch <> | Subject | Re: Bitkeeper | Date | Fri, 18 Jul 2003 22:30:17 +0200 |
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On Friday 18 July 2003 21:51, Richard Stallman wrote: > > If you are trying to copy BK, give it up. We'll simply follow in the > > footsteps of every other company faced with this sort of thing and > > change the protocol every 6 months. Since you would be chasing us > > you can never catch up. If you managed to stay close then we'd put > > digital signatures into the protocol to prevent your clone from > > interoperating with BK. > > I think it would be appropriate at this point to write a free client > that talks with Bitkeeper, and for Linux developers to start switching > to that from Bitkeeper. At that point, McVoy will face a hard choice: > if he carries out these threats, he risks alienating the community > that he hopes will market Bitkeeper for him.
Hi Richard.
You're ready for a small flame-war with Larry? 8-)
First I think, this list isn't the correct place for starting a bk-flame again. But I also share your opinion, that it's time to write even a free client. But how hard will it be? How big is the knowlege of the protocols bk uses? It'll be not easy, but for sure very interesting.
- -- Regards Michael Buesch http://www.8ung.at/tuxsoft Penguin on this machine: Linux 2.4.21 - i386
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