Distributed SCM

A distributed ["SCM"] tool (abbreviated: a DSCM tool) is designed to support a model in which each [:Repository:repository] is loosely coupled to many others. Each repository contains a complete set of metadata describing one or more projects. These repositories may be located almost anywhere. Individual developers only need access to their own repositories, not to a central one, in order to [:Commit:commit] changes.

Distributed SCMs provide mechanisms for propagating changes between repositories.

Distributed SCMs are in contrast to [:CentralisedSCM:centralised SCMs]. Mercurial is a DSCM.

Some distributed SCMs include (incomplete list):

Name

Project home

Wikipedia article

["Bazaar"]

http://bazaar-vcs.org/

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bazaar_software link]

Darcs

http://darcs.net/

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darcs link]

Git

http://git.or.cz/

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Git_%28software%29 link]

["Mercurial"]

http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/wiki/

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercurial_%28software%29 link]

See also:

CategoryGlossary