ESR is a dick. I really don't know why others don't see it here. He's always been a bit of a long-winded blowhard, even when he's right. People worked withou

ESR is a dick. I really don't know why others don't see it here. He's always been a bit of a long-winded blowhard, even when he's right. People worked without source control because CVS was not real version control. It was a bad joke, and Linus was right. Without integrity guarantees, a source control system is just a pain in the ass you'd rather not have to deal with. Tarballs, patches, and email worked fine back when the community was small and tight-knit.