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Those tools have a centralized model which doesn't scale


    

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They work fine as parallel checkout/checkin systems


      

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They don't work as a scalable reviewing mechanism


    

    

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A key feature is asynchronous and uncoordinated updates


    

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Doesn't work with a single CVS server


    

    

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Delta Development requires many light weight "branchlets"


    

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Branchlets may stick around and they may not


      

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There are over 10,000 branchlets of Linux


      

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The other tools have heavy weight branches that can't be removed


    

    

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The traditional centralized tools really don't scale










 
 








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13 Feb 2005 lm@bitmover.com