From: Martin Langhoff <martin.langhoff@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:00:48 GMT
Subject: Re: Darcs
Message-ID: <46a038f90706261700g7b1791d7r5413d0b289421122@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <61e816970706242144y5dd07464ue6b06478a5920699@mail.gmail.com>

On 6/25/07, Dan Chokola <dan@chokola.com> wrote:
> So, relating back to the original post, and extending on Linus'
> 'academic' analogy, Darcs is like a thesis project from university
> that proves how DSCM can be done scientifically. Git is grown-up Darcs
> that proves how DSCM can be done practically.

I don't think it's like that. More like

 - BK showed it's done
 - Darcs picked some good bits from BK (while no other foss dscm did
until git/hg/bzr came along) but got distracted with interesting but
not-that-useful stuff - see patch algebra.

cheers,


m