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Speed is not a disadvantage, but an advantage of distributed systems. talk about private branches.
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'''Distributed revision control''' is a recent innovation that provides two significant advantages over the more traditional centralized approach to [[Computer software|software]] [[revision control]]:
 
* allowsAllows users to work productively even when not connected to a network
* allowsAllows participation in projects without requiring permissions from project authorities
* Allows private work, so you can use your revision control system even for early drafts you don't want to publish
 
However, there are some disadvantages as well:
 
* Early distributed systems were slow and complicated, but this is improving
* Some projects want or need centralized control
* Distributed systems can end up with a person as the central point of control, rather than a server