Hey everybody,

We have been talking several times about a version control system that
would make so many things so much easier. No more copy and paste this
line there, better tracking of changes, easier testing of unreleased
versions and so on and so on. Also it would allow to improve for
example a system page and submit it with diff view and conflict
resolution. Anyone else would instantly see what is new. This shall
not replace discussions but make them easier and shorter. Especially
small things just don't need to be discussed. Why should one report a
typo? Just fix it and save everybody's precious time.

Especially for the 4.x development process, Dan would be able to
receive instant feedback on changes without releasing unfinished
versions to the site. And yes, he'd be still able to create a release
zip with at the click of a mouse button. :)

Well, I set a repository up for demonstration. To push the decision a
little bit in any direction.

I put the BoltWire files on my server and created a Bazaar repository.
Bazaar because it's nice and easy, allows offline working and you have
all the files right on your disk. Of course, now you can't wait to
have a look (hopefully)...

Bazaar download: http://wiki.bazaar.canonical.com/Download

I installed the Mac version which included a GUI that can be run from
Terminal with 'bzr explorer". The Windows version includes one or two
GUIs as well. Shell use is also quite straight-forward. Just refer to
the docs.

I'll send the required login and connection information to anyone
interested. You would simply have to create a local branch from the
address I will give you. The files would be downloaded, you would see
the change log and could start demo-contributing.

Appetizer:
http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/2071151/bazaar1.png
http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/2071151/bazaar2.png

Markus

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