# HG changeset patch # User František Kučera # Date 1376830120 -7200 # Node ID 6c31e66412ee7dc54e38d86761d55436ef1d9483 # Parent 1143978cb64a4b5dc40990be9f1be642d84d170d data: DVCS diff -r 1143978cb64a -r 6c31e66412ee data/dictionary.xml --- a/data/dictionary.xml Sun Aug 18 14:35:50 2013 +0200 +++ b/data/dictionary.xml Sun Aug 18 14:48:40 2013 +0200 @@ -1330,7 +1330,21 @@ - + + + kind of version control system which allows not only workflow with one central server + but also decentralized workflows where changesets are pushed or pulled between particular nodes; + each node has typically full repository clone with all the history (commits, branches, tags); + this facilitates offline work – + developer can do commits or work with branches and tags even if he is offline – + and after going online, + he pushed his work to other developers + or to the central repository + or his work is pulled by others; + other advantage is easy backup – just clone the repository and then do push/pull from the working one; + Examples of DVCS: Mercurial (Hg), Git, Bazaar (bzr), Monotone (mtn), Fossil, GNU arch, Darcs, DCVS or SVK + + computer