[Zope3-dev] Re: [Zope-Coders] Re: [Zope-Checkins] CVS: Zope3/src/ZConfig/tests - test_schema.py:1.10.2.1

[Barry A. Warsaw]

>>>>> "GvR" == Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> writes:

    >> I'd be up for using it, but my main concern is that if we
    >> /don't/ like it, we may be locked into it anyway.

    GvR> Doesn't that argument apply to all changes?

For such valuable artifacts as our code base, sure. :)

    >> Let's say that's a risk and we should just decide we don't
    >> care, or come up with mitigations.

    GvR> We can reduce the risk in two ways:

    GvR> (1) Start using bitkeeper for a small project first.

    GvR> (2) Find out if bitkeeper will let you retrieve all the
    GvR> metadata and old revisions; with this info we can always write a
    GvR> migration script to out next choice.

Good ideas both.
-Barry