[Python-Dev] Primer on distributed revision control?

[Benjamin Peterson]

On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 5:17 PM, <skip at pobox.com> wrote:

> With all these distributed revision control systems now available (bzr,
> hg,
> darcs, svk, many more), I find I need an introduction to the concepts and
> advantages of repository distribution.  It seems to me that it has the
> potential for leading to anarchy, though I can see how some things would
> be
> improved (working offline, maintaining local patches).  It's not obvious
> how
> I push changes back upstream.  Can someone point me to some useful content
> (web pages or books) which will help me wrap my brain around the ideas?
> Maybe a compare/contrast of the major players?

Unfortunately, Wikipedia's article doesn't seem up to snuff.
http://www.dwheeler.com/essays/scm.html seems like a good overview of
various players.
http://ianclatworthy.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/dvcs-why-and-how3.pdf tells
you why you should use it.
I have found Bazaar's user guide to be a very gently gentle introduction to
the topic: http://doc.bazaar-vcs.org/bzr.dev/en/user-guide/index.html
When you're ready for laughs, you can watch Linus give a talk on git:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=4XpnKHJAok8

For anything else, Google it!

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>
> Thanks,
>
> Skip

Cheers,
Benjamin Peterson

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