Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

> That may be, but if Linus had thought this way there would be no Git.

No, because CVS did not track the necessary information. Git does.

> What? Not at all. Take five minutes and watch the video I linked to.

An oversignt on my part. I didn't even see the video link the first time around, but when I saw it in another HN post, I added the following to my post

>> Edit: I take back all I said about your idea being unconditionally too complicated. It seems like it's already being done by the darcs/camp projects. I'll have to check those out eventually.

So, it still seems like it's more complicated than git for the average case (everyone syncing to a common state), but it's obviously not too much information for any one person to keep track of in all cases, since these projects exist.



Consider applying for YC's Summer 2026 batch! Applications are open till May 4

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: