~bzr-pqm/bzr/bzr.dev

=================

README for Bazaar

=================

Bazaar (``bzr``) is a decentralized revision control system, designed to be

easy for developers and end users alike.  Bazaar is part of the GNU project

to develop a complete free operating system.

To install Bazaar, follow the instructions given at

http://bazaar-vcs.org/Download. Ready-to-install packages are available

for most popular operating systems or you can install from source.

To learn how to use Bazaar, see the official documentation at:

    http://doc.bazaar-vcs.org/en/

For additional training materials including screencasts and slides,

visit our community wiki documentation page at:

    http://bazaar-vcs.org/Documentation/

Bazaar is written in Python, and is sponsored by Canonical Limited, the

founders of Ubuntu and Launchpad. Bazaar is Free Software, and is released

under the GNU General Public License.

Bazaar highlights

=================

Bazaar directly supports both central version control (like cvs/svn) and

distributed version control (like git/hg). Developers can organize their

workspace in whichever way they want on a per project basis including:

* checkouts (like svn)

* feature branches (like hg)

* shared working tree (like git).

It also directly supports and encourages a large number of development best

practices like refactoring and pre-commit regression testing. Users can

choose between our command line tool and our cross-platform GUI application.

For further details, see our website at http://bazaar-vcs.org/en.

Feedback

========

If you encounter any problems with Bazaar, need help understanding it, or would

like to offer suggestions or feedback, please get in touch with us:

* Ask a question through our web support interface, at 

  https://answers.launchpad.net/bzr/

* Report bugs at https://bugs.launchpad.net/bzr/+filebug

* Write to us at bazaar@lists.canonical.com 

  You can join the list at <https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/bazaar>.

  You don't need to subscribe to post, but your first post will be held 

  briefly for manual moderation.

* Talk to us in irc://irc.ubuntu.com/bzr

Our mission is to make a version control tool that developers LOVE to use

and that casual contributors feel confident with. Please let us know how

we're going.

The Bazaar Team