%0 Conference Paper %1 AlwSil09 %A de Alwis, Brian %A Sillito, Jonathan %B Proceedings of the 2009 ICSE Workshop on Cooperative and Human Aspects on Software Engineering %C Washington, DC %D 2009 %I IEEE Computer Society %K version-control %P 36--39 %R 10.1109/CHASE.2009.5071408 %T Why Are Software Projects Moving from Centralized to Decentralized Version Control Systems? %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/CHASE.2009.5071408 %X 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. %@ 978-1-4244-3712-2

@inproceedings{AlwSil09, 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.}, acmid = {1572211}, added-at = {2014-05-08T09:40:14.000+0200}, address = {Washington, DC}, author = {de Alwis, Brian and Sillito, Jonathan}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/22f36d801a59fbb615c1e948499b806da/wiljami74}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 2009 ICSE Workshop on Cooperative and Human Aspects on Software Engineering}, description = {Why are software projects moving from centralized to decentralized version control systems?}, doi = {10.1109/CHASE.2009.5071408}, interhash = {b37a622a27b9cca72c70e2524d3f4b71}, intrahash = {2f36d801a59fbb615c1e948499b806da}, isbn = {978-1-4244-3712-2}, keywords = {version-control}, numpages = {4}, pages = {36--39}, publisher = {IEEE Computer Society}, series = {CHASE '09}, timestamp = {2014-05-08T09:40:14.000+0200}, title = {Why Are Software Projects Moving from Centralized to Decentralized Version Control Systems?}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/CHASE.2009.5071408}, year = 2009 }