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<h1 id="head-31592baed255c2a5cdfdaafb9521b837ea61021f">Performance Drive Under Way</h1>
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<span class="anchor" id="line-9"></span><p class="line879">There was substantial progress on performance since 0.8. See <a href="/Performance/0.9">Performance/0.9</a>, <a href="/Performance/0.10">Performance/0.10</a> and <a href="/Performance/0.11">Performance/0.11</a>. Thanks to everyone who has contributed patches and ideas! The focus from here to 1.0 will continue to be performance and documentation. Already there is work in progress to: <span class="anchor" id="line-10"></span></p><span class="anchor" id="line-11"></span><ul><li><p class="line879">write a <a href="/SmartServer">SmartServer</a> for high speed network operations (first look in 0.11). <span class="anchor" id="line-12"></span></p></li><li><p class="line886">optimise file system access (tune our code and data structures to minimise probable disk io and disk seeking) <span class="anchor" id="line-13"></span></p></li><li><p class="line886">optimise file formats for performance without sacrificing proven correctness and completeness <span class="anchor" id="line-14"></span></p></li><li><p class="line886">tune the codepaths that are most heavily used <span class="anchor" id="line-15"></span></p></li><li><p class="line886">ensure that large imports are only done when needed, and use lightweight imports where possible <span class="anchor" id="line-16"></span></p><span class="anchor" id="line-17"></span></li></ul>
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<h1 id="head-ceb9b8e0146b0ce087048f495b2ff2964c5d57ec">News</h1>
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<h2 id="head-39a1524e97c9a6ba89ecee7856cb1a2e68134373">27th September 2006 - 0.11rc2 released</h2>
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<span class="anchor" id="line-19"></span><p class="line879">bzr 0.11rc2 has been released. This release candidate corrects two regressions that occured from 0.10. Windows developers and users with very large source trees should upgrade immediately. Release <a class="https" href="https://lists.canonical.com/archives/bazaar-ng/2006q3/017581.html">announcement</a> or <a class="http" href="http://bazaar-vcs.org/releases/src/bzr-0.11rc2.tar.gz">download now</a>. For details of the original 0.11 release candidate, see the <a class="https" href="https://lists.canonical.com/archives/bazaar-ng/2006q3/017502.html">announcement</a>. <span class="anchor" id="line-20"></span></p><span class="anchor" id="line-21"></span>
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<h2 id="head-9940b3014f81c7b8ca65aa3235341588859d09dd">4th September 2006 - 0.10 released</h2>
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<span class="anchor" id="line-22"></span><p class="line879">bzr 0.10 has been released after a smooth beta period. <a class="http" href="http://bazaar-vcs.org/releases/src/bzr-0.10.tar.gz">download it now</a>! <span class="anchor" id="line-23"></span></p><span class="anchor" id="line-24"></span>
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<h1 id="head-c2a87bc7d0bc411d33e18585154e534201115501">What is Bazaar?</h1>
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<span class="anchor" id="line-25"></span><p class="line879">Bazaar is a decentralized revision control system designed to be easy for developers and end users alike. Decentralized revision control systems give people the ability to work over the internet using the <a class="http" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cathedral_and_the_Bazaar">bazaar development model</a>. When you use Bazaar, you can commit to your own branches of your favorite free software projects without needing special permission. For more information, see: <span class="anchor" id="line-26"></span></p><span class="anchor" id="line-27"></span><ul><li><p class="line903"><a href="/Bzr">What Is Bazaar?</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-28"></span></p></li><li><p class="line903"><a href="/WhoUsesBzr">Who Uses Bazaar?</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-29"></span></p></li><li><p class="line903"><a href="/BzrFeatures">Bazaar Features</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-30"></span></p></li><li><p class="line903"><a href="/FAQ">FAQ</a> (Frequently Asked Questions) <span class="anchor" id="line-31"></span></p></li><li><p class="line903"><a href="/BzrGlossary">Bazaar Glossary</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-32"></span></p></li><li><p class="line903"><a href="/ReleaseRoadmap">What's Coming</a> (the release roadmap) <span class="anchor" id="line-33"></span></p><span class="anchor" id="line-34"></span></li></ul>
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<h1 id="head-54a84f21f8314a452aecfb4e2da59fcb246fee7b">Where do I get it?</h1>
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<span class="anchor" id="line-35"></span><p class="line886">The easiest place to get Bazaar is with your distribution. Do not despair if your distribution does not have Bazaar, as plain installation is still easy. <span class="anchor" id="line-36"></span></p><span class="anchor" id="line-37"></span><ul><li><p class="line903"><a href="/DistroDownloads">Packages</a> - Downloads for various distributions <span class="anchor" id="line-38"></span></p></li><li><p class="line903"><a href="/OfficialDownloads">Source</a> - Source downloads <span class="anchor" id="line-39"></span></p></li><li><p class="line903"><a href="/WindowsDownloads">Windows</a> - Downloads for windows <span class="anchor" id="line-40"></span></p><span class="anchor" id="line-41"></span></li></ul>
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<h1 id="head-400b61668c5f3ab729ffbfeed0f9fc93e853044e">How do I install it?</h1>
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<span class="anchor" id="line-42"></span><p class="line879">Installation for Bazaar is a snap. Supported operating systems include Linux, FreeBSD, Windows (Native & Cygwin) and Solaris. If you can run Python 2.4, then you can run Bazaar. <span class="anchor" id="line-43"></span></p><span class="anchor" id="line-44"></span><ul><li><p class="line903"><a href="/DistroDownloads">Packages</a> - Downloads for various distributions <span class="anchor" id="line-45"></span></p></li><li><p class="line903"><a href="/Installation">Generic</a> - Generic Installation Instructions. <span class="anchor" id="line-46"></span></p></li><li><p class="line903"><a href="/BzrOnPureWindows">Native Windows</a> - Installation of Bazaar on Native windows. <span class="anchor" id="line-47"></span></p><span class="anchor" id="line-48"></span></li></ul>
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<h1 id="head-6350ee8bfd03b56b430e775595af1eb29ac7bdb4">How do I use it?</h1>
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<span class="anchor" id="line-49"></span><p class="line886">Included are the pearls of wisdom from people that have already branched off into a new world of development. <span class="anchor" id="line-50"></span></p><span class="anchor" id="line-51"></span><ul><li><p class="line903"><a href="/Documentation">Documents</a> - The main documentation page for Bazaar. <span class="anchor" id="line-52"></span></p></li><li><p class="line903"><a href="/IntroductionToBzr">Introduction</a> - Introduction to Bazaar gives a walkthough of the simpler commands. <span class="anchor" id="line-53"></span></p></li><li><p class="line903"><a href="/QuickHackingWithBzr">Mini Tutorial</a> - The five minutes Bazaar Tutorial. <span class="anchor" id="line-54"></span></p></li><li><p class="line903"><a href="/BzrRevisionSpec">Revision Specs</a> - Arguments for -r that can be given with "bzr log", "bzr merge" and such. <span class="anchor" id="line-55"></span></p><span class="anchor" id="line-56"></span></li></ul>
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<h1 id="head-148c5debbd034308b67411c490e69555ee5a03a3">How does it compare?</h1>
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<span class="anchor" id="line-57"></span><p class="line886">If you're familiar with other version control systems, you might like to see a quick comparison to them, or read guidelines to help you understand how to use bzr most effectively given your current experience. <span class="anchor" id="line-58"></span></p><span class="anchor" id="line-59"></span><ul><li><p class="line903"><a href="/BzrForCVSUsers">BzrForCVSUsers</a> - Learning Bazaar for CVS users. <span class="anchor" id="line-60"></span></p></li><li><p class="line903"><a href="/BzrForGITUsers">BzrForGITUsers</a> - (In progress) Learning Bazaar for GIT users <span class="anchor" id="line-61"></span></p></li><li><p class="line903"><a href="/RcsComparisons">RcsComparisons</a> - Comparison table of functionality and performance with Bazaar, GIT, Mercurial, SVN and other VCS systems. <span class="anchor" id="line-62"></span></p><span class="anchor" id="line-63"></span></li></ul>
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<span class="anchor" id="line-64"></span><p class="line879">Our primary page for getting help is the <a href="/BzrSupport">BzrSupport</a> page. <span class="anchor" id="line-65"></span></p><span class="anchor" id="line-66"></span><ul><li><p class="line903"><a class="https" href="https://launchpad.net/products/bzr/+bugs">Bug Tracker</a> - You can check here to see if someone else is experiencing the same problem that you are. <span class="anchor" id="line-67"></span></p></li><li><p class="line903"><a class="http" href="http://lists.canonical.com/mailman/listinfo/bazaar-ng">Mailing List</a> - A high volume list focused upon Bazaar development and support. <span class="anchor" id="line-68"></span></p></li><li><p class="line886">IRC - #bzr on irc.freenode.net <span class="anchor" id="line-69"></span></p><span class="anchor" id="line-70"></span></li></ul>
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<span class="anchor" id="line-71"></span><p class="line879">Our primary development doc page is <a href="/BzrDevelopment">BzrDevelopment</a>. <span class="anchor" id="line-72"></span></p><span class="anchor" id="line-73"></span><ul><li><p class="line903"><a href="/BzrDevelopment">Development Instructions</a> - We keep our main development instructions here. <span class="anchor" id="line-74"></span></p></li><li><p class="line903"><a href="/OfficialDownloads">Source Code</a> - Source code to get hacking with. <span class="anchor" id="line-75"></span></p></li><li><p class="line903"><a class="https" href="https://launchpad.net/products/bzr/+specs">Specifications</a> - Specifications list which things are being worked on today and are likely to be worked on next. <span class="anchor" id="line-76"></span></p></li><li><p class="line903"><a class="https" href="https://launchpad.net/products/bzr/+bugs">BugTracker</a> - Open bugs that you can work on. <span class="anchor" id="line-77"></span></p><span class="anchor" id="line-78"></span></li></ul><p class="line879">You are also welcome to improve this wiki site. To edit pages, please <a href="/UserPreferences">register</a>. Anonymous editing is disabled to prevent spammer attacks. <span class="anchor" id="line-79"></span></p><span class="anchor" id="bottom"></span></div></div>
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