Linux Format: Andrew Morton on Kernel Development

“LXF: Do you think it was good to have had the time with
BitKeeper in kernel development, or should they have stuck with
CVS?

“AM: Well, we never even used CVS. Before
BitKeeper we basically weren’t using anything–just a bunch of
patches sitting on Linus’ hard drive and it uploaded occasionally.
We had no tracking of what had gone in the kernel at all. Which I
always thought was pretty poor form; I wish Linus had used CVS from
day one. He hates CVS, he has real problems with it, but for just a
simple linear evolving model I think CVS would have done the job
and at least we would have had some tracking history…”

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