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Re: Subversion developer: svn is for dumb people

From
Sam Vilain <sam@vilain.net>
Date
Oct 18, 2007, 22:40 UTC
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Steven Grimm wrote:
> some of his specific arguments
> about DVCS are on the bogus side. "Centralized systems encourage code 
> reviews," for one --

I heard this from the core Subversion team too. The hypothesis is that by forcing groups to be unable to proceed without continually rebasing to each other's work, that collaboration is enhanced.

I think any argument which states that a restrictive system is better than a non-restrictive system, when the non-restrictive system can be used in the same way as the restrictive system (either with configuration, or agreement with the committers) is quite bizarre.

Sam.
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  2. David BrownOct 18, 2007
  3. Jeff KingOct 18, 2007
  4. Sam VilainOct 18, 2007
  5. Pierre HabouzitOct 19, 2007
  6. Johannes SchindelinOct 19, 2007
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