From: wa1ter@myrealbox.com
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 13:00:40 GMT
Subject: Re: git versus CVS (versus bk)
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0510310450230.10881@x2.ybpnyarg>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0510301811390.27915@g5.osdl.org>



On Sun, 30 Oct 2005, Linus Torvalds wrote:

> On Sun, 30 Oct 2005, walt wrote:

> > Could someone explain to me the shortcomings of CVS which prompted
> > the development of bk (and then git) -- in a way that a non-developer
> > like me can understand?

> It's really not very easy to explain...

<explanation snipped>

But you explained very well, thank you!  And thanks to the others who
responded -- all very helpful.  I'm off to read the link that Martin
supplied -- looks gossipy enough to keep me awake :o)