> Didn't he invent it after the sword had fallen and the BitKeeper people withdrew their permission to use it? Yes, perhaps I should have been more specific th

> Didn't he invent it after the sword had fallen and the BitKeeper people withdrew their permission to use it? Yes, perhaps I should have been more specific that the sword (BitKeeper as gatekeeper) was the problem, rather than the "hanging above" (i.e. the threat rather than the actuality).