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Git does not like the use cases the author writes about. Git does not like gigantic sprawling repositories (Linus mentioned in his Google talk that this was a p
by gcv 17y ago
Git does not like the use cases the author writes about. Git does not like gigantic sprawling repositories (Linus mentioned in his Google talk that this was a problem with importing the KDE tree). Git does not like large binaries (there is some chatter on the mailing list about somewhat improving the situation), which makes it tricky to use for, e.g., games. Yes, Git is not perfect for every group and every use case. News at 11.
Beyond that, the author's snarky comments fall flat until they simply begin to contradict themselves: "The distributed stuff isn't really asked for, or needed... Just give me a version control system that [lets me] merge changes into my coworker's repos, without having to check them in first."