Re: [Gnu-arch-users] grokking arch

[Sri Ramkrishna]

> Yeah.  It took me a long time actually to realize just how powerful the
> changeset layer is, and how nicely everything builds from that.
> 
> > You hit "key ideas" very well.
> > 
> > You would appear to be a very skilled speaker.   
> > 
> > These slides are _fantastic_.
> 
> Thanks very much :)  As far as I'm concerned they're dual-licensed under
> the GPL and FDL, so feel free to do with them what you wish.

I agree.  That was the best explanation of changesets I've seen.  I 
understand it much better now.

One criticism is that your graph on the arch work model seems somewhat 
confusing.  It might require a little enhancement to get whats going on.  


> No, but several kernel developers employed by Red Hat use it, and
> apparently there is a clause in the license that employees at a company
> that uses it can't work on a competing system.  I plan to work around
> this by just doing things in my spare time, which I have to do anyways
> since working on arch isn't my job :)

Yes, thats only if you're using Bitkeeper for free.  If Redhat bought a 
license it should be alright iirc.  For instance, we use bitkeeper at work 
but it would be ludricous for me to be constrained to work on Arch since 
the company is several thousand strong spread across the globe.  Luckily 
we bought our licenses.

However, I don't think there is anybody preventing you to use arch within 
the competing.  That license is not valid for that usage. (Disclaimer: I'm 
not a lawyer and this is not legal advice)  However, thats an RH internal 
issue.  Good luck to them. :-)

sri