No More BitKeeper Linux

An anonymous reader writes "KernelTrap has a lengthy article detailing BitMover's recent decision to drop support for its free version of BitKeeper. Linus Torvalds began using BitKeeper back in February of 2002, a decision that has resulted in frequent flamefests, but also in increased kernel development productivity. Evidently the recent decision was due to OSDL's decision to keep paying a developer who was working on reverse engineering BitKeeper... What tool Linus will move to is still being determined."

he hee

[amcdiarmid]

In response to the article on Java in OpenOffice, and the hubabaloo that GPL purists were makeing about it... I wrote: ~"Linus is using Bitkeeper, Everyone should drop linux now and HURD everone to something else"

Score: -1 (Troll)

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

See.

[Anonymous Coward]

I told you so. Did I not tell you? WHAT DID I SAY? It's bad enough they don't put a GNU/ in front of the thing, but NOW this happens. I told Torvalds, you will rue the day, you will rue the day you used BitKeeper, but noooooo. He called me a crack addict and used it anyways. I get no respect. -- RMS

Re:Take aim at foot, Fire!

[Sanity]

"Having quickly read the READ THE FUCKING ARTICLE". Well, good job reading an acronym.

Wow, only a real pain in the PITA would feel the need to point out such a pissy little error.

I wish his software was free (as in freedom,) but it isnt.

You forgot the ' in "isn't" you moron. Wow - now I feel special too! :-)

not a problem

[trollercoaster]

What tool Linus will move to is still being determined."

The linux community is full of tools. This won't be a problem.

Re:Take aim at foot, Fire!

[Anonymous Coward]

last time I checked interoperability was a good thing, and reverse engineering was a legitimate way to achieve it

Unless the company whose product is being reverse engineered is named Apple, in which case it's evil!

Re:Take aim at foot, Fire!

[computerme]

so they can pay for it.

I went to the store today. i had to pay for bread and milk.

the manager did not understand my "free and in freedom is on the march" arguments he told me to just pay the damn 4 bucks.

Re:I cant wait

[FreeLinux]

Looks like you win. See here. [slashdot.org]

Re:Too Obvious Answer

[Anonymous Coward]

no not subversion ... subversion is like cvs++ what the kernel guys want is something like cvs# so better start looking at arch . [gnu.org]

this an omion storey? well heres the headline.

[Anonymous Coward]

New Linux Warez Scene Busted!
BSA agents said to be working with FOSS kernel hacker Torvalds in continued enquiries. Acting on an anonymous tip the BSA and FBI and homeland security busted down the doors of OSDL and confiscated nearly all the caffeine based beverages as a kind of psyhcological siege tactic.

Torvalds himself offered a "no comment" in response to allegations that he was "heavily dependant" on reverse engineered updates to BitKeepr software for linux due to the proprietrary official vendor software being withdrwan.
"none of us could handle handle cold turkey" shouted an angry Linus.

Further speculations continue as to why Torvalds and OSDL is of such interest to the BSA despite no one being formally charged.
there are whispers of plea bargaining and possible witness relocation.

Sources Report Otherwise

[sabat]

Sources are reporting that BitKeeper's decision was primarily based on Linus' refusal to PAY THE $599 SCO LICENSE FEE.

Re:I cant wait

[Anonymous Coward]

The question is where to go now?

How about visual source safe [microsoft.com]? kidding, kidding, kidding...

Re:I cant wait

[ebh]

I heard Torvalds is cashing in some of his Transmeta stock to buy a few thousand seats of ClearCase.

Re:From the article...

[mshiltonj]

Clearly, many corporations *do* use Word

Yes, and this may be the *second* most stupid thing I've every heard.

Re:Take aim at foot, Fire!

[Donny Smith]

Erh, my girlfriend offered me free sex and she implied that was to be an ongoing offer.
At first, I was concerned I was gonna become addicted to it, and so it happened. One day, she discovered that I was masturbating when she was away, and so now she demands 4 bucks every time I want to sleep with her.

Reverse engineering is pathetic and non-creative.
And yeah, the new version has one (1) developer. Hah! Great, I'll move all my source code (don't have any, luckily) to this stable and reliable new OSS version so that I can save one 10th of single developer's monthly paycheck (I actually don't know how much it costs)...
After the new system goes online, I will also voluteer for a white paper on how OSS saves money!

Re:I cant wait

[ArsonSmith]

"...charge as much as you possibly can for Free software."

And people think its strange when someone says free software developers are nuts. I understand it, but with that basic statement very few people will.

Re:McVoy is an idiot

[Elwood P Dowd]

He does have an excellent point, though. Open Source programmers are not in the Marine Corps.

Re:I cant wait

[scotch]

Most of my ex-girlfrinds I can still show up at the door at 9pm and be invited in for some (herbal) tea and a nice chat.

Have you considered that you might be gay?

Re:I cant wait

[shutdown -p now]

most FOSS programmers (who are writing software after all) are still around and so far haven't starved to death

We are still working on that.
- Billy G.

Alternative to BitKeeper

[saldek]

If they're looking for a replacement I hear Visual SourceSafe is supposed to be quite good.

Re:But he is honest

[smittyoneeach]

Now, underneath all that whitewash, what do you really think, JC?

Re:I cant wait

[Anonymous Coward]

I am still waiting for the day that open source programmers come up with ideas of their own, instead of just producing inferior copies of commercial products.

Linus in the Marines

[SlashDread]

RMS Kaffee: I want the thruth!

Linus Jessep: You cant handle the truth! We live in a world with walls. And those walls have to be guarded by men with guns. Who's gonna do it? [..] I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom I provide, then questions the manner in which I provide it! I'd rather you just said thank you and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a weapon and stand a post. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you're entitled to!

RMS Kaffee: Did you order a Code Red Bitkeeper?

Linus Jessep: (quietly) I did the job you sent me to do.

RMS Kaffee: (loudly) Did you order the code red bitkeeper?

Linus Jessep: You're goddamn right I did!!

Re:I cant wait

[Pseudonym]

Their company literally took off with that decision.

"Literally"? Wow! I'd love to work for an airborne company! Anyone got an address for them? No, probably not...

Sorry. I'm not usually given to pedantry, but the mental image was too amusing.

Re:I cant wait

[Anonymous Coward]

But you can't spell them so you lose.

Re:Something I'm not clear on

[mwburden]

I motion that Phil be banned from Slashdot for actually ANSWERING THE QUESTION instead of telling the original poster to RTFA (which didn't have the answer to the question) or raving about the benifits of using Bitkeeper (which doesn't answer the ramifications of a project that includes some developers that are using it and some that aren't).

We expect better from you in the future, Phil!