From: Marc Girod Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 05:31:42 GMT Subject: Re: SCM ideas from 2003 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <42647D3D.6030906@qualitycode.com> >>>>> "KS" == Kevin Smith writes: KS> "what's so special about files ?" where the author suggests that KS> existing SCM systems are so blinded by the tradition of file KS> orientation that they can't see that there might be alternatives. Correct: file orientation is eventually a limitation. But there are other dimensions to investigate in order to overcome it. The issue is to offer a *location* for the possible versions -- not only sequential changes but also alternatives. A directory may be considered as a namespace. Note that there are other cases of 'containers': archives, packages, libraries, etc... -- Marc Girod P.O. Box 323 Voice: +358-71 80 25581 Nokia BI 00045 NOKIA Group Mobile: +358-50 38 78415 Valimo 21 / B616 Finland Fax: +358-71 80 64474