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Re: Comments on "Understanding Version Control" by Eric S. Raymond

From
Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>
Date
Feb 2, 2009, 20:35 UTC
Message-ID
<20090202203514.GA26691@thyrsus.com>
In-Reply-To
<20090202202424.GG14762@mit.edu>
Theodore Tso <tytso@MIT.EDU>:
> Unfortunately, it looks like Eric has taken down his mailman instance
> on thyrsus.com.  I have personal archives of the list, and the list
> used to be have public archives, so I don't feel any hesitation
> sharing it with interested parties.

Oops! I think it got lost during a system upgrade. I should be able to restore it and the archives, now you've reminded me.

The paper isn't dead, by the way, I've just been buried in other stuff the last year or so. It's been on my mind lately to resume work on it.

-- 
		<a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/">Eric S. Raymond</a>
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Message 3 of 21 in “Comments on "Understanding Version Control" by Eric S. Raymond”
  1. Jakub NarebskiFeb 2, 2009
  2. Theodore TsoFeb 2, 2009
  3. Eric S. RaymondFeb 2, 2009
  4. Jakub NarebskiFeb 3, 2009
  5. Jakub NarebskiFeb 4, 2009
  6. Theodore TsoFeb 4, 2009
  7. Junio C HamanoFeb 5, 2009
  8. Theodore TsoFeb 5, 2009
  9. Junio C HamanoFeb 5, 2009
  10. Theodore TsoFeb 5, 2009
  11. Junio C HamanoFeb 5, 2009
  12. Jakub NarebskiFeb 5, 2009
  13. Theodore TsoFeb 5, 2009
  14. Miles BaderFeb 5, 2009
  15. Eric S. RaymondFeb 5, 2009
  16. Jakub NarebskiFeb 5, 2009
  17. Theodore TsoFeb 5, 2009
  18. Jakub NarebskiFeb 5, 2009
  19. Theodore TsoFeb 5, 2009
  20. Tests for "Understanding Version Control" by Eric S. RaymondJakub Narebski, Feb 4, 2009
  21. Jakub NarebskiFeb 10, 2009

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