[GNUz] Non-free BitKeeper and the Linux kernel

[Martin Bähr]

On Fri, Apr 08, 2005 at 09:57:39PM +1200, Jim Cheetham wrote:
> http://kerneltrap.org/node/4966
> The BitKeeper software has been used by Linus for a few years now, for 
> managing the Linux kernel.
> BitKeeper was free-as-in-beer - now this has changed, the free version 
> has been discontinued - because some OSS developers have been reverse 
> engineering the system to produce their own version.

have they?
from reading the threads i have not seen any evidence that it was
bitkeeper users that were working on other revision control systems.

the facts that i am aware of are:
OSDL employs people that use bitkeeper (linus et all)
OSDL also employes people that work on a different revision control
system. (on their free time, not paid for by OSDL)

bitmover expected OSDL to get these people to stop working.
there is no evidence (that i could see, i'd be happy to be proven wrong)
that these people were even looking at bitkeeper.

verify the facts and draw your own conclusions.

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