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Re: Adding Git to Better SCM Initiative : Comparison

From
Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Date
Dec 10, 2007, 16:38 UTC
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On Mon, 10 Dec 2007, Florian Weimer wrote:
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> * Jakub Narebski:
> 
> > +                <s id="git">
> > +                    Yes (or no depending on interpretation). Git
> 
> This should be "No." (same for copies below).
No.

Git handles renames and copies better than most SCM's that _claim_ to handle them. Saying we don't do them is just stupid. We do them *right*. The fact that inferior systems do it differently is _their_ problem, and not a cause for saying that git wouldn't do them.

		Linus
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  1. Jakub NarebskiDec 10, 2007
  2. Eyvind BernhardsenDec 10, 2007
  3. Jakub NarebskiDec 10, 2007
  4. David KastrupDec 10, 2007
  5. Florian WeimerDec 10, 2007
  6. Johannes SchindelinDec 10, 2007
  7. Florian WeimerDec 10, 2007
  8. Jakub NarebskiDec 10, 2007
  9. Florian WeimerDec 10, 2007
  10. Linus TorvaldsDec 10, 2007
  11. Chris ShoemakerDec 10, 2007
  12. Jakub NarebskiDec 10, 2007
  13. Jakub NarebskiJan 13, 2008
  14. Dmitry PotapovJan 14, 2008
  15. Jakub NarebskiJan 14, 2008
  16. Dmitry PotapovJan 14, 2008
  17. Jakub NarebskiJan 14, 2008

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