SCM and OpenSource

• So far, SCM in OpenSource is merely version control.
  • CVS
  • Other products: BitKeeper?
  • Open-closed: sharing responsibility
• VC is not enough: one can do better!
  • Build management: sharing the derived objects, and the dependency structure.
  • ClearCase/MultiSite: not ideal (not OpenSource) but...
  • Tools under SCM: MultiSite and versioning file systems
• This opens the door to a new culture
  • Split or share
  • Communications versus documentation: news (asynchronous), fine granularity
  • The issue of leadership/ownership and collaboration
• Wrap up:
  • Describe (audit), not prescribe
  • Share, not split
  • Asynchronous communications