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GNU Emacs Switches From CVS To Bazaar
kfogel writes "GNU Emacs, one of the oldest continuously developed free software projects around, has switched from CVS to Bazaar. Emacs's first recorded version-control commits date from August, 1985. Eight years later, in 1993, it moved to CVS. Sixteen years later, it is switching to Bazaar, its first time in a decentralized version control system. If this pattern holds, GNU Emacs will be in Bazaar for at least thirty-two years ..."
You'd think there'd be an emacs keystroke combo to check for duplicate words in a block of text.
I reckon after two years they'll get bored and switch to keeping commits in directories named gnuemacs.20120415, gnuemacs.working, gnuemacs.old-dontdelete, etc.
Disco Stu: Did you know that disco record sales were up 400% for the year ending 1976? If these trends continue... A-y-y-y!
Is there a 'scary' mod? I don't see it in my list unfortunately.
Wasn't Emacs used as an example of a "Cathedral" project in Raymond's paper?
I'm waiting for someone to write a Bazaar server that runs inside Emacs. Will Emacs then update itself and become self-aware? That ought to put the Emacs vs. VI debate to rest once and for all.
Don't be silly. This isn't some spartan text editor like vi.
Future emacs development will be hosted inside emacs, with a version control extension written in emacs lisp.
THIS! IS! EMACS!