From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:12:46 GMT
Subject: Re: early days before git's invention
Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.1.00.0911081410490.4985@pacific.mpi-cbg.de>
In-Reply-To: <2986b3940911080423p4ccfe279ia00c995e1ea23fb9@mail.gmail.com>

Hi,

On Sun, 8 Nov 2009, Zhi Li wrote:

> I have a question maybe not suitable to be put on this list. I'm just 
> curious on git and Linux history. As what was said on wiki, Linux kernel 
> was maintained by BitKeeper, then for some reason, BitKeeper can not be 
> used, so git was invented. My question is what was used before 
> BitKeeper, CVS? I don't think so. Then, just using file to manage?

Please read the transcript of Linus' talk about Git, it should contain all 
the information you are interested in [*1*]:

http://git.or.cz/gitwiki/LinusTalk200705Transcript

Ciao,
Dscho

Footnote *1*: For more background on the BitKeeper sadness: 
http://git.or.cz/gitwiki/GitHistory