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

[bch <brad.harder%gmail.com@localhost>]

> On Sep 24, 2025, at 15:39, Constantine A. Murenin <mureninc%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 24 Sept 2025 at 11:10, David Holland <dholland-tech%netbsd.org@localhost> wrote:
>> spouting off. It's all been hashed out a bazillion times before
>> because new git advocates appear regularly.
> 
> Where exactly has it been hashed out a bazillion times?
> 
> http://wiki.netbsd.org/mailing-lists/tech-repository/ has only about
> 11 words dedicated to "Hg", and was last edited 6 years ago.  That's
> fewer words than the above quote about it being hashed out a bazillion
> times.
> 
> Also, how does Hg fits the requirements at the top of that page better
> than Git?  Wouldn't Fossil have the best fit?
> 

Fossil cannot handle the number of files NetBSD has. It’s been explored, and isn’t up to the task.

-bch

> C.