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No, although alot of kernel developers disliked the proprietary nature of Bitkeeper, the decision of making Git came when BitMover revoked the Linux developers
by gillianseed 15y ago
No, although alot of kernel developers disliked the proprietary nature of Bitkeeper, the decision of making Git came when BitMover revoked the Linux developers right to use Bitkeeper for free. Good thing though, as Git turned out to be great as it's popularity shows.
- ctulek 15y agoMany times it doesn't matter if things are free or not. Even if thins block people doing things, after a short hiccup, people find a solution to their problems. Stallman's ideology is, at the end, just about preventing hiccups...