From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:38:33 GMT
Subject: Re: Adding Git to Better SCM Initiative : Comparison
Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.0.9999.0712100837300.12046@woody.linux-foundation.org>
In-Reply-To: <87ve76mwos.fsf@mid.deneb.enyo.de>



On Mon, 10 Dec 2007, Florian Weimer wrote:

> * 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