[ILUG] Distributed versus Centralised SCM.

[Martin List-Petersen]

On man, 2005-03-14 at 09:20 +0000, Bryan O'Donoghue wrote:
> Paul Jakma wrote:
> 
> > SVN, with above caveats, is *way* better than CVS. You'll be really 
> > happy with using SVN over CVS (if the server side stuff doesnt bother you).
> > 
> > However, distributed SCM is even better. So I'm holding out hoping for 
> > GNU Arch to become user-friendly. If 'svnserve' gains auth and acl 
> > features i want before Arch becomes user-friendly, then I might reconsider.
> 
> 
> Hmm.
> 
> The thing that initially put me off of arch was, the learning curve not 
> just for the other developers, but, for myself.
> 

This is exactly where svk is going to be very interesting, once it is a
bit more mature. As a developer you won't have to relearn every time you
are forced to switch SCM system.

Slán leat,
Martin List-Petersen
Dublin, Eire 
(contact info on --> http://www.marlow.dk/)
--
To communicate is the beginning of understanding.
                         -- AT&T