Re: log-buf-len dynamic

[David Lang]

Larry, have you or could you publish the BK->?? export code?, This way
even if you do not host the exported stuff it would be trivial for a
person who is willing to use bk to setup a server to mirror any 'bk-only'
project.

David Lang


On Thu, 25 Sep 2003, Larry McVoy wrote:

> Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 11:29:22 -0700
> From: Larry McVoy <lm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>      Larry McVoy <lm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: log-buf-len dynamic
>
> On Thu, Sep 25, 2003 at 12:28:38PM -0600, Charles Cazabon wrote:
> > Perhaps BitMover could release a client that can't do anything but keep a
> > local (unmodified) tree in sync with a public repository tree, so that the
> > "politically objectionable" (to some) parts of the BK license don't matter.
> >
> > In an idea world, this read-only client could be released in source form, but
> > I'm under no illusions there :).
>
> People ask us for this all the time and it just highlights the point that
> people don't understand how BK works.  It isn't client server, it's peer
> to peer, every so-called client has to have all the smarts built in that
> the so-called server has.
>
> There isn't any way to release a stripped down version that makes sense.
> If there was, we would.
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