== Distributed v. Centralized VCS ==
Linus '''really''' [http://www.youtube.com/v/4XpnKHJAok8 emphasizes Distributed Version Control Systems] (video) and thinks anything else is insane, brain damaged, ugly and stupid).
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There is [[wp:BitKeeper]] but that is a commercial product
; [[wp:Git_%28software%29|git]]
:created by Linux Torvalds as an open source replacement for BitKeeper, and appease Alan Cox and Richard Stallman.
; [[wp:Mercurial_(software)|Mercurial]]
; svk
: this project is now run by Best Practical - the makers of RT
== Centralized VCS ==
; [[Subversion]] : is the most common replacement to CVS
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