Re: GIT vs Other: Need argument

From: Matthieu Moy <matthieu.moy@imag.fr>
Date: Apr 17, 2007, 17:07 UTC
Message-ID: <vpqodlnapzx.fsf@bauges.imag.fr>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0704170816390.5473@woody.linux-foundation.org>

Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> writes:

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> On Tue, 17 Apr 2007, Matthieu Moy wrote:
>> 
>> * Perhaps your boss will be interested in the "data integrity" (i.e.
>>   git fsck) problem too.
>
> The data integrity thing is a lot more than just fsck.

I have to revise my latin ;-). I meant _e. g._ git fsck, and the fact that just given the full revision ID, you can make sure that both the data and the history are uncorrupted is obviously a strong point for data integrity, but not the only one (things like "add, don't replace" policy is another).

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Matthieu

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