[RFC] Why Bazaar in 6 words or less

Ian Clatworthy ian.clatworthy at internode.on.net
Fri Jan 25 05:26:06 GMT 2008


John Yates wrote:

> Correct me if I am wrong, but I doubt that the object of this
> exercise is to come up with a way of coaxing my 82-year old
> mother to use bzr.  Thus, the fact is that, at the moment,
> version control really is technology of interest persons with
> some number of geek genes.

That's a very good point and the main concern several of us have with
the "... for human beings" taglines. Bazaar and Ubuntu do share similar
values but the market is different.

> I would emphasize empowerment and ease of adoption irrespective
> of project organization or workflow.  Some suggestions:

These suggestions are good. Please add them to the wiki page so all the
ideas are collected in the one place.

Ian C.




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