Re: [Monotone-devel] Too many heads?

[Richard Levitte - VMS Whacker]

In message <address@hidden> on Thu, 21 Apr 2005 15:17:52 -0700, "K. Richard 
Pixley" <address@hidden> said:

rich> Bruce Stephens wrote:
rich> 
rich> >>Monotone has neither exclusive write-locks nor rigid access
rich> >>control.  I'm concerned about the case where so many
rich> >>developers are committing, that the number of heads
rich> >>consistently rises.  Even if developers are required to merge
rich> >>first, the number of heads continues to rise.
rich> >>    
rich> >>
rich> >Is that likely to happen?
rich> >
rich> I think it's inevitable.  It may not be common, but it will be
rich> inevitable.

To be honest, that's sounds like an undisciplined and uncooperative
environment.  I believe it's a bad habit to try to use the SCM as a
communication device (even though I sometimes try that myself), and
very wrong to use it as a means to fight a war over one file.

I guess I see it as a social problem while you see it as a
technological problem...

Cheers,
Richard

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