So, Bitkeeper is 2x better than the competition? [LWN.net]

So, Bitkeeper is 2x better than the competition?

Posted May 12, 2004 8:10 UTC (Wed) by Duncan (guest, #6647)
In reply to: So, Bitkeeper is 2x better than the competition? by piman
Parent article: Bitkeeper after the storm - Part 1 (NewsForge)

> I can't say much about BitKeeper because
> I'm not allowed to use it, though.

Who's not allowing you to use it? Certainly not BitMover, as you imply by
omission, as they allow /anyone/ to use it. Sure, the "gratis" version
has some strings attached re developing free alternatives (strings which I
don't believe make sense, for the reasons someone else already posted,
but..), but that doesn't mean you can't use the money-ware version.

Duncan

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So, Bitkeeper is 2x better than the competition?

Posted May 13, 2004 4:48 UTC (Thu) by dlang (subscriber, #313) [Link]

if you work for a company developing version control software you don't get to use the free version of bitkeeper.

many people take that to read that they are forbidden to use it at all, but all it really means is that you will have to pay to use it.