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From: Ludovic Brenta <ludovic@ludovic-brenta.org>
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Subject: Re: Ada Reference Manual in texinfo format?
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Ludovic Brenta <ludovic@ludovic-brenta.org> writes:
> - centralised
> - does not keep track of merges
> - thinks a branch is a directory
> - thinks a tag is a directory
> - thinks there is only one project per repository
> - makes it easy for one commit to mistakenly revert the previous
>   commit (i.e. if you forget to merge into your working copy before
>   you commit)

Oh, and also:

- does not allow crypto signatures on commits
- does not guarantee data integrity by means of strong hashes
- does not allow DAGgy fixes [1]

and then there are shortcomings of "just" the implementation:

- ridiculously inefficient storage [2]
- working copies contain two copies of every file (one hidden)

[1] http://www.venge.net/monotone/wiki/DaggyFixes
[2] GCC in CVS: 3.5 Gb; GCC in Subversion: 8.5 Gb and growing.

-- 
Ludovic Brenta.