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class="anchor" id="top"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-8"></span>
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<h1 id="head-31592baed255c2a5cdfdaafb9521b837ea61021f">Performance
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<p class="line879">There was substantial progress on performance
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"/Performance/0.11">Performance/0.11</a>. Thanks to everyone who
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has contributed patches and ideas! The focus from here to 1.0 will
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continue to be performance and documentation. Already there is work
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in progress to: <span class="anchor" id="line-10"></span></p>
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<span class="anchor" id="line-11"></span>
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<p class="line879">write a <a href="/SmartServer">SmartServer</a>
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for high speed network operations (first look in 0.11).
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<span class="anchor" id="line-12"></span></p>
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<p class="line886">optimise file system access (tune our code and
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data structures to minimise probable disk io and disk seeking)
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<span class="anchor" id="line-13"></span></p>
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<p class="line886">optimise file formats for performance without
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sacrificing proven correctness and completeness <span class=
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<p class="line886">tune the codepaths that are most heavily used
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<span class="anchor" id="line-15"></span></p>
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<p class="line886">ensure that large imports are only done when
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needed, and use lightweight imports where possible <span class=
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<h1 id="head-ceb9b8e0146b0ce087048f495b2ff2964c5d57ec">News</h1>
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<span class="anchor" id="line-18"></span>
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<h2 id="head-39a1524e97c9a6ba89ecee7856cb1a2e68134373">27th
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September 2006 - 0.11rc2 released</h2>
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<p class="line879">bzr 0.11rc2 has been released. This release
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candidate corrects two regressions that occured from 0.10. Windows
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developers and users with very large source trees should upgrade
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immediately. Release <a class="https" href=
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announcement</a> or <a class="http" href=
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"http://bazaar-vcs.org/releases/src/bzr-0.11rc2.tar.gz">download
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now</a>. For details of the original 0.11 release candidate, see
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the <a class="https" href=
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announcement</a>. <span class="anchor" id="line-20"></span></p>
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<span class="anchor" id="line-21"></span>
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<h2 id="head-9940b3014f81c7b8ca65aa3235341588859d09dd">4th
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September 2006 - 0.10 released</h2>
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<p class="line879">bzr 0.10 has been released after a smooth beta
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period. <a class="http" href=
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now</a>! <span class="anchor" id="line-23"></span></p>
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<span class="anchor" id="line-24"></span>
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<h1 id="head-c2a87bc7d0bc411d33e18585154e534201115501">What is
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<span class="anchor" id="line-25"></span>
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<p class="line879">Bazaar is a decentralized revision control
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system designed to be easy for developers and end users alike.
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Decentralized revision control systems give people the ability to
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work over the internet using the <a class="http" href=
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"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cathedral_and_the_Bazaar">bazaar
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development model</a>. When you use Bazaar, you can commit to your
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own branches of your favorite free software projects without
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needing special permission. For more information, see: <span class=
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<span class="anchor" id="line-27"></span>
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<p class="line903"><a href="/Bzr">What Is Bazaar?</a> <span class=
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<p class="line903"><a href="/WhoUsesBzr">Who Uses Bazaar?</a>
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<p class="line903"><a href="/BzrFeatures">Bazaar Features</a>
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Bazaar, as plain installation is still easy. <span class="anchor"
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<h1 id="head-400b61668c5f3ab729ffbfeed0f9fc93e853044e">How do I
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Bazaar. <span class="anchor" id="line-43"></span></p>
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<p class="line886">Included are the pearls of wisdom from people
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that have already branched off into a new world of development.
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<p class="line903"><a href="/Documentation">Documents</a> - The
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<p class="line903"><a href="/IntroductionToBzr">Introduction</a> -
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<p class="line903"><a href="/QuickHackingWithBzr">Mini Tutorial</a>
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such. <span class="anchor" id="line-55"></span></p>
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<p class="line886">If you're familiar with other version control
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systems, you might like to see a quick comparison to them, or read
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guidelines to help you understand how to use bzr most effectively
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given your current experience. <span class="anchor" id=
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<p class="line903"><a href="/BzrForCVSUsers">BzrForCVSUsers</a> -
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"line-60"></span></p>
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<p class="line903"><a href="/BzrForGITUsers">BzrForGITUsers</a> -
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<p class="line903"><a href="/RcsComparisons">RcsComparisons</a> -
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problem that you are. <span class="anchor" id="line-67"></span></p>
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<p class="line903"><a class="http" href=
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support. <span class="anchor" id="line-68"></span></p>
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<p class="line886">IRC - #bzr on irc.freenode.net <span class=
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