<sect1><title>BitKeeper</title>
<sect2><title>Definition</title>
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BitKeeper is a source code management package developed by <emphasis>Larry McVoy</emphasis> in consultation with <emphasis>Linus Torvalds</emphasis>. It is a commercial product, but is made available for use on <emphasis>Open Source</emphasis> projects such as the <emphasis>kernel</emphasis> for free so long as a variety of conditions are met.
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BitKeeper is a compeditor to <emphasis>CVS</emphasis>, <emphasis>SCCS</emphasis>, <emphasis>CSSC</emphasis> and other similar source code management tools. It has been the center of a large amount of controversy since adopted by <emphasis>Linus Torvalds</emphasis>.
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<sect2><title>References</title>
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<listitem><para>Homepage: http://www.bitmover.com</para></listitem>
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<sect2><title>Entry history</title>
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<listitem><para>Entry created: Wed Mar 19 12:46:58 EST 2003</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Entry owner: <emphasis>Michael Still</emphasis> (mikal@stillhq.com)</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Status: Unfinalized</para></listitem>
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