[Gnu-arch-users] Rationale for `revc' and `bzr'

[Ludovic Courtès]

Hi,

address@hidden (James Blackwell) writes:

> Anybody that considers continuing the tla and/or baz code base should bear
> in mind that the two teams that were working on the codebases decided to
> go for full rewrites.

Well, anybody looking for a version control system should bear in mind
that there have been so many GNU Arch enthusiasts, and so many
developers eager to contribute to it during years, that it /can't/ be a
bad VCS.  Or am I missing something?  ;-)

To me it looks like Monotone and especially GIT exacerbated the
competition among VCS projects, and also paved the way for a new,
better, storage model.  I have the impression that _these_ are the main
reasons for the two full rewrites.

Additionally, I don't think a better storage model necessarily makes a
better VCS.

Thanks,
Ludovic.