[svlug] Preventing a Revision Control Flamewar

[Rick Moen]

Quoting Greg Lindahl (lindahl at pbm.com):

> The companies I've worked for have used Mercurial, and we
> use it in a centralized fashion, because that's how our business is
> organized. It's funny that most DVCS devotees can't comprehend that
> such users exist.

It's far funnier how every DVCS's informational Web site (speaking on
the basis of having quick-checked a couple) has prominent documentation
specifically for such users.  Mercurial, for example, lists
"CvsLikePractice" as the first of three suggested repository models:
http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/wiki/index.cgi/WorkingPractices

That's really all the documentation required, but, for those who want
all possible gory details, searching "Mercurial centralized" turns up
http://wiki.bsdtrap.org/index.php?title=Mercurial_Centralized_HOWTO

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