-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Matthew Revell wrote: > Howdy, > > Part of my role is to make sure more people know about Bazaar and what > it can offer them.
I would say as a starting point, that we want people to get the core statement from here: http://bazaar-vcs.org/Usability Our goal is to make a version control system that is a joy to use. We have focused on getting the edge cases right, so that people aren't cursing their VCS. I know of a couple places where we don't quite get there, but we are working on it. > > As part of that, I'm working on a t-shirt that we can wear and give out > at conferences, sprints, etc. > > It's a simple way to tell more people about Bazaar: we all know that > Bazaar rocks but relatively few people know it exists. The t-shirt > should let people know Bazaar exists and why it's cool. > > What two or three things make Bazaar cool for you? The Bazaar t-shirt > should tell people, in ordinary language, how it can help them. So, I'd > like to pick your brains :) I believe that Bazaar (and distributed VCSs in general) fit open source development practices quite well. Or at least *good* practices. If your source is open, you want to allow people to make improvements, and contribute back with a minimum of fuss. I think we do that, and we do it a lot better than diff + patch. We have a tool that lets a 3rd party have as much flexibility as a core developer (when it comes to an VCS). That, to me, would be why people would like us over SVN/CVS. We also have a fun command: $ bzr rocks it sure does! I could see something like that being used on a t-shirt, it might at least spark interest. (We've had that command since the early-early days, as it has been used as a simple "are things working?") It is hidden, as it isn't really useful. But it is kind of fun. Bazaar also tries pretty hard to fit into a user's workflow, rather than trying to dictate the workflow to the user. Which goes along with the first point. Maybe something like "Bazaar: Making distributed VCS easy", though people would need to understand VCS, etc. Bazaar: Taking the joy of coding into the joy of versioning. Yes, those are cheesy statements, but I'm trying to get a catchy one, and sometimes they are pretty close together. John =:-> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFFnUWMJdeBCYSNAAMRAtP2AJ4shYKrf1iskEHSlO9Sp8ucVQpudgCcDfp6 rAYUycKb3j+e5SAGZt+3KVE= =lh1z -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- launchpad-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/launchpad-users
