[added Mark to the cc list] >>>>> "Jim" == Jim Walker <James.Walker at Sun.COM> writes:
Jim> I was talking with Mark Nelson about the clone, and he mentioned Jim> that in the reasons they have an active clone: [...] Jim> 1. reduces locking issues (teamware issues) Jim> 2. more stable than gate (ie. changed only once a day) Jim> 3. reduces traffic on gate (ie. pulls are done most of the time) Jim> 2 and 3 still seem useful with Hg. I'm confused. Is point 3 related to system-level contention issues, or is it something else? The parenthetical remark makes it seem like point 3 is about how readers can starve writers with Teamware. But in that case I don't understand the difference between points 1 and 3. Jim> It would be good for [Dave Marker] to review this area. Yeah, we should make sure that we're on the same page as the gatekeepers. mike
