## Metadata - Author: [[Sarup Banskota]] - Full Title: The World Before Git - Category: #articles - URL: https://osshistory.org/p/the-world-before-git ## Highlights - Walter retained the idea of delta storage, but flipped the mechanism with its “reverse delta” method. Instead of using the first version as base, he smartly chose the latest version. RCS deltas compared changes compared to the latest version of the code. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hj2phv6n0jsdamvs78aw7ev7)) - Technology-wise, BitKeeper was perfect for the kernel project. However, it wasn’t open source software. While Linus Torvalds liked BitKeeper and adopted it, he couldn’t continue to use it due to backlash from the kernel core team. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hj2pmj83gn48rwy9xpzpzr50))