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RMS Calls On Linux Developers To Replace BitKeeper

Posted by timothy on from the worthy-ambition dept.

JakusMinimus writes "The developer of BitKeeper has issued fighting words to RMS and he has responded on the LKML,. I remember the flap about this way back when Linus decided on BitKeeper, now it seems many of the non-free concerns were warranted."

2 of 795 comments (clear)

  1. Copy of the Message by TheRedHorse · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Just in case it gets slashdotted:

    > If you are trying to copy BK, give it up. We'll simply follow in the
    > footsteps of every other company faced with this sort of thing and change
    > the protocol every 6 months. Since you would be chasing us you can never
    > catch up. If you managed to stay close then we'd put digital signatures
    > into the protocol to prevent your clone from interoperating with BK.

    I think it would be appropriate at this point to write a free client
    that talks with Bitkeeper, and for Linux developers to start switching
    to that from Bitkeeper. At that point, McVoy will face a hard choice:
    if he carries out these threats, he risks alienating the community
    that he hopes will market Bitkeeper for him.

  2. Re:Is this why kernel.org is off the air? by FooBarWidget · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Huh? It was up yesterday.