Distributed revision control is a recent innovation that provides two significant advantages over the more traditional centralized approach to software revision control:
- Allows users to work productively even when not connected to a network
- Allows 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
- Avoids relying on a single physical machine. A server disk crash is a non-event with Distributed revision control
However, there are some disadvantages as well:
- 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
See also
External links
- Essay on various revision control systems, especially the section "Centralized vs. Decentralized SCM"
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