Why are software projects moving from centralized to decentralized version control systems?

Author

De Alwis, Brian ; Sillito, Jonathan

Author_Institution

Dept of Comput. Sci., Univ. of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK

fYear

2009

fDate

17-17 May 2009

Firstpage

36

Lastpage

39

Abstract

Version control systems are essential for co-ordinating work on a software project. A number of open- and closed-source projects are proposing to move, or have already moved, their source code repositories from a centralized version control system (CVCS) to a decentralized version control system (DVCS). In this paper we summarize the differences between a CVCS and a DVCS, and describe some of the rationales and perceived benefits offered by projects to justify the transition.

Keywords

configuration management; project management; software management; centralized version control systems; closed-source projects; decentralized version control systems; open-source projects; software projects; source code repositories; Centralized control; Computer science; Control systems; Open source software; Programming; Project management; Quality management; Software development management; Software quality; Switches;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Cooperative and Human Aspects on Software Engineering, 2009. CHASE '09. ICSE Workshop on

Conference_Location

Vancouver, BC

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3712-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CHASE.2009.5071408

Filename

5071408