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Re: looking for "market share" analysis of SCMs.

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TLTeemu Likonen <tlikonen@iki.fi>
Date
May 21, 2008, 20:28 UTC
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<20080521202856.GA3066@mithlond.arda.local>
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Daniel Barkalow wrote (2008-05-21 16:07 -0400):
> I think tar and diff are necessary to install git-core or any other
> .deb, so it's unsurprising that they've got a 100% market share by
> that metric. Until Debian switches to a git-based package format,
> git's not going to catch up to those...

Yes, tar and diff are in every Debian system and can't be casually removed:

  $ aptitude remove tar
  [...]
  WARNING: Performing this action will probably cause your system to break!
           Do NOT continue unless you know EXACTLY what you are doing!
  To continue, type the phrase "I am aware that this is a very bad idea":
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Message 15 of 19 in “looking for "market share" analysis of SCMs.”
  1. Ittay DrorMay 20, 2008
  2. Thomas KochMay 20, 2008
  3. Teemu LikonenMay 20, 2008
  4. Sverre RabbelierMay 20, 2008
  5. Daniel BarkalowMay 20, 2008
  6. Sverre RabbelierMay 20, 2008
  7. Daniel BarkalowMay 21, 2008
  8. Linus TorvaldsMay 21, 2008
  9. Martin LanghoffMay 21, 2008
  10. Sverre RabbelierMay 21, 2008
  11. Martin LanghoffMay 21, 2008
  12. Sverre RabbelierMay 21, 2008
  13. Robin RosenbergMay 21, 2008
  14. Daniel BarkalowMay 21, 2008
  15. Teemu LikonenMay 21, 2008
  16. Martin LanghoffMay 23, 2008
  17. Sverre RabbelierMay 21, 2008
  18. Peter KarlssonMay 21, 2008
  19. Jakub NarebskiMay 20, 2008

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