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Re: version control systems

From crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid>
Newsgroups alt.os.linux, alt.os.linux.debian
Subject Re: version control systems
Date 2015-12-30 04:41 -0700
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <n60fo4$bfi$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
References (3 earlier) <87ege6orr7.fsf@thumper.dhh.gt.org> <n5u3f7$oud$1@dont-email.me> <8760zhpazm.fsf@thumper.dhh.gt.org> <n609sp$oh7$1@dont-email.me> <6sOgy.378676$dK6.286310@fx42.am4>

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mm0fmf wrote:

> On 30/12/2015 10:01, crankypuss wrote:
>> John Hasler wrote:
>>
>>> crankypuss writes:
>>>> So "the archive" is basically a website with custom software.
>>>
>>> The Debian system is a large, complex, world-wide network.  The
>>> archive is the database from which the package management software
>>> on your
>>> machine fetches packages.  It has many mirrors around the world,
>>> most
>>> not under the direct control of Debian.  Digital signatures are used
>>> to
>>> maintain security.  The Security archive is an exception: it is
>>> never mirrored.
>>>
>>> Behind the archive is some truly amazing custom software developed
>>> over the life of Debian.
>>
>> LOL, I've seen some software that was "truly amazing" in the sense
>> that it worked at all. <g>
>>
>> I wonder why we still have so many different version control systems;
>> they're all about doing one conceptually-simple thing, and even
>> though the range of their scaling is large, we ought to have been
>> able to have figured out the general case by now.
>>
> By all means go ahead and produce some software as it is so
> conceptually simple.

Still busy trying to get Debian stretch installed identically on 3 
different machines.  Once I get past that it'll be time to pick up where 
I left off a very long time ago.

> We all use it if it's any good.

That's one of the few things we can count on as a community, our 
inherent laziness, it's what will save our asses in the long run because 
"crap" is hard to use and "excellent software" just works.

-- 
http://totally-portable-software.blogspot.com
  [Sun Nov 22: "Total Portability is not binary"]

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version control systems crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-28 04:50 -0700
  Re: version control systems "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2015-12-28 13:56 +0100
  Re: version control systems John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2015-12-28 08:03 -0600
    Re: version control systems crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-28 19:30 -0700
      Re: version control systems John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2015-12-28 21:31 -0600
        Re: version control systems crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-29 06:59 -0700
          Re: version control systems John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2015-12-29 08:47 -0600
            Re: version control systems Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-12-29 19:42 -0500
            Re: version control systems crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-30 03:01 -0700
              Re: version control systems mm0fmf <none@mailinator.com> - 2015-12-30 10:35 +0000
                Re: version control systems crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-30 04:41 -0700
                Re: version control systems Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2015-12-30 20:19 +0000
                Re: version control systems crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-31 02:28 -0700
                Re: version control systems Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2015-12-31 20:46 +0000
                Re: version control systems crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-31 23:12 -0700
                Re: version control systems Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-01-01 11:40 -0500
                Re: version control systems Mark Carroll <mtbc@ixod.org> - 2016-01-01 17:16 +0000
                Re: version control systems Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-01-01 13:37 -0500
                Re: version control systems crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-01-01 15:01 -0700
                Re: version control systems Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-01-01 19:19 -0500
                Re: version control systems Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2016-01-02 02:45 +0000
                Re: version control systems crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-01-02 01:33 -0700
                Re: version control systems Kirk_Von_Rockstein <Kirk_Von_Rockstein@nowhere.invalid> - 2016-01-04 00:55 +0000
                Re: version control systems crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-01-04 03:38 -0700
                Re: version control systems Mark Carroll <mtbc@ixod.org> - 2016-01-04 12:19 +0000
                Re: version control systems crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-01-04 11:19 -0700
              Re: version control systems Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-12-30 05:58 -0500
                Re: version control systems crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-30 04:50 -0700
                Re: version control systems Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-12-30 08:02 -0500
                Re: version control systems crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-30 06:43 -0700
                Re: version control systems mm0fmf <none@mailinator.com> - 2015-12-30 14:42 +0000
                Re: version control systems crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-30 12:14 -0700
              Re: version control systems John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2015-12-30 07:30 -0600
                Re: version control systems crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-30 06:55 -0700
      Re: version control systems "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2015-12-29 09:20 +0100
        Re: version control systems crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-29 07:03 -0700
        Re: version control systems John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2015-12-29 08:34 -0600
          Re: version control systems crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-30 03:17 -0700
            Re: version control systems Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-12-30 05:59 -0500
              Re: version control systems crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-30 04:53 -0700
              Re: version control systems Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2015-12-30 12:07 +0000
                Re: version control systems crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-30 05:20 -0700
                Re: version control systems Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-12-30 08:05 -0500
                Re: version control systems crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-30 06:45 -0700
                Re: version control systems Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2015-12-30 13:59 +0000
                Re: version control systems John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2015-12-30 08:28 -0600
                Re: version control systems crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-30 12:21 -0700
            Re: version control systems John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2015-12-30 07:45 -0600
              Re: version control systems John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2015-12-30 08:30 -0600
                Re: version control systems Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-12-30 14:28 -0500
              Re: version control systems Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-12-30 14:28 -0500
            Re: version control systems John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2015-12-30 08:15 -0600
              Re: version control systems crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-30 12:53 -0700
                Re: version control systems mm0fmf <none@mailinator.com> - 2015-12-30 20:33 +0000

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