[erlang-questions] Re: [erlang-patches] What's cooking in erlang/otp

[Michael Richter]

2009/11/29 Anthony Shipman <als@REDACTED>

> On Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:07:33 am Björn Gustavsson wrote:
> > We have wanted to be more open for a while now, but still
> > keep enough control to maintain OTP's reputation for stability
> > and reliability. We were not sure how to achieve both goals
> > at the same time.
>


> > Subversion did not seem to be the answer.
>


> > Git and github seem to be the answer.
>


> How does git and github do it whereas subversion fails?
>

Much easier branching and merging would be my guess.