Re: ANNOUNCE: Debian build scripts on a public Monotone server

[Ludovic Brenta <ludovic@ludovic-brenta.org>]

Steve Whalen writes:
> Thanks for the access to the Debian scripts AND the information on
> Monotone.

:)

> Just looking at Monotone's web site and how organized it is (along with
> your recommendation), is going to make me quit thinking of Subversion
> as the "successor" to CVS.

Cool!

> A quick glance at Monotone's change control history looks like they try
> to ensure that existing projects can move forward through their
> improvements.  Do you consider Monotone as "safe" for production
> environments, even though they're not at "release 1.0" yet? Would you
> recommend them as an alternative to CVS for new projects needing a
> version control system, but wanting to be comfortable that they'll not
> regret entrusting their project to Monotone?

Yes, definitely.  They've had zero data-loss bugs in their entire
history, despite changing the database schema a couple of times, and
the netsync protocol another couple of times.  So, yes.

> Comparing Monotone to Ada to me is high praise. If I understood you
> correctly, you seem to be saying that even though Monotone is only at
> version 0.30, Monotone's "standards" and professionalism make their
> v0.30 "better" than a lesser tools' 1.0+ version... Is that true?

Yes, it is true.  Their emphasis on correctness is simply astounding.
It's the attitude, man :)

> Bringing us back to Ada: Is Monotone relatively Ada friendly? Does it
> handle Ada "projects" and source code naturally?

Yes; it handles renames and complex directory structures well, even
across merges.  It also handles file attributes (e.g. executable), and
there is even a monotone.el for us Emacs fans.

-- 
Ludovic Brenta.