Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Maintainership, and whiners...

[Thomas Lord]

  Karel> The question now is why to step up and start maintaining
  Karel> either tla or revc when a lot happened in DSCM space in the
  Karel> past and a lot of systems are curretly alive and
  Karel> maintained. 

Because Arch's merging/patch logic is unsurpassed and because revc
is a superior expression/foundation of the essence of what the 
popular alternatives are about.  Too much in the FOSS world is 
driven by (largely constructed) perceptions of momentum and there's
too little focus on details and longer-term thinking.


  Karel> Also Arch (larch) was one of the first DSCM in
  Karel> free software world (here Tom deserves _BIG_ thanks and he
  Karel> together with Arch already does have its place in the free
  Karel> software history), 

(a _BIG_ check would be nice, thanks :-)

  Karel> but world has changed a bit from technology point of view
  Karel> recently, prefering BitKeeper-like operation and Arch now
  Karel> seems to be a bit out-dated. 

A bit, until one digs into details and contemplates how revc fits in.

  Karel> Question is why to spend time on
  Karel> something like that when your time might be more usefull on
  Karel> another project?

Always a good question.

  Karel> Thanks to Tom and others for keeping larch/tla alive for so
  Karel> long time!

Your welcome and I second your thanks to "others".

-t