On Sun, Jan 25, 2004 at 11:02:41PM +0100, Marius Mauch wrote: > > Both p4 and BK can export to open-source formats, like CVS. The fact > > that some kernel developers (like linus) use bk, and other developers > > don't have to, suggests that Gentoo could do the same thing. > > Does the kernel have a social contract ?
I'm not sure how this is relevant - my point is that if BK disappeared tomorrow, no source would be lost, and the kernel source (the "product") wouldn't have to be changed. Contrast that with, for example, if RedHat built its packages with ICC - if ICC was to disappear tomorrow, RedHat would certainly have to change their packages next time they rebuilt - thus, they would have been dependent on it. Personally, I think the social contract is desperately ambiguous, and I'd like to see "depend upon" changed to "use", but I don't think that (as it stands) the kernel developers using BK but exporting CVS is contrary to it. If I write ebuilds with TextPad, is that a breach of the SC? -- When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him. - Jonathan Swift -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
