Re: irt: Re: Core statement on version control systems

To: tech-repository%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: Re: irt: Re: Core statement on version control systems
From: David Holland <dholland-tech%netbsd.org@localhost>
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2025 04:31:07 +0000

On Mon, Sep 15, 2025 at 08:07:25PM -0700, Elliott Mitchell wrote:
 > pkgsrc transitioned to Git in April of 2024.

Huh?

 > I was going to suggest the only way for Mercurial to have a future was to
 > adopt Git's file formats and network protocol.

You can't adopt Git's file format and data model without also adopting
its core design defects and inherent problems. Nonstarter.

-- 
David A. Holland
dholland%netbsd.org@localhost

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