Re: [Monotone-devel] Re: user-friendly hash formats, redux

[Emile Snyder]

On Sun, 2004-12-05 at 13:26, graydon hoare wrote:
> Nathan Myers wrote:
> 
> > No, we're _not_ doing OK.  We are falling farther and farther behind 
> > Arch and Subversion.  Arch is held back mainly by its incidental 
> > weirdnesses in, e.g., file name conventions.  In public discussion 
> > on SCM systems, Monotone is rarely more than a footnote.  Even Darcs 
> > gets more respect!

I've spent a fair amount of time over the last couple years keeping up
with the various new VC systems, and so far I would rate monotone as one
of the most promising.  It doesn't seem quite as close to "final form"
stable as some of the others, so I can understand that uptake on it has
been slow to date.  But I think it's definitely in the running for top
position based on quality of the design and implementation.

It's also refreshing to find a project growing in a reasonable manner. 
Rather than trying to convince everyone that it is the One True SCM
before it's ready it seems that Graydon has managed to just keep it
steadily getting better (along with help from all you contributors.)

Monotone has some great features, and a solid implementation.  Don't
concede the "race" yet ;)  

-emile

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