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The kernel and BitKeeper part waysThe kernel and BitKeeper part waysPosted Apr 7, 2005 4:08 UTC (Thu) by dlang (✭ supporter ✭, #313)Parent article: The kernel and BitKeeper part ways
Interestingly Linus is not saying that he won't use bitkeeper, just that he is exploring the alturnatives.
I have no doubt that if he found that there was nothing else out there that he considered acceptable somebody would be willing to pay for a commercial bitkeeper license for him (if not some company, I'm sure that a fund setup for such a use would fill _very_ quickly).
Linus has said before that he's not willing to hald his work hostage to idealism (either in his tools or in other things, he is very practical) so it's a good thing that he's reviewing his options.
from what little I know I suspect that the options are not viable at this time, we'll see if a crash programming effort can get any of them useable fast enough (and if it does happen, everyone benifits), but don't assume that if they don't work out that Linus won't go back to useing bitkeeper for a while longer.
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The kernel and BitKeeper part ways Posted Apr 7, 2005 4:37 UTC (Thu) by lilo (guest, #661) [Link] On the other hand, the alternatives to BitKeeper continue to be developed. If one of them can do the job, it will certainly simplify life and remove some arguments and noise.
The kernel and BitKeeper part ways Posted Apr 10, 2005 18:28 UTC (Sun) by smurf (subscriber, #17840) [Link] Larry McVoy says that OSDL violates the BK license. Legally, the options you have in that case is to either fix your violation or cease using the licensed product. OSDL won't fire a contractor for what they do in their spare time (and rightly so, IMHO) (assuming I have my facts straight).
Therefore, presumably, OSDL and hence Linus can't use Bitkeeper any more.
NB: There option of "continue to use the product and wait whether the other party sues you" isn't applicable here; Bitmover can remotely turn off your BK when it asks for a lease. Besides, AFAIK the 65535-changeset bug is still not fixed in the free version.
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