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Release notes for Bazaar-NG 0.8
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bazaar-ng is a distributed/decentralized version control system.
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* runs on Unix and Windows
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* branches can be hosted on an http server with no special software
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* full directory versioning including tracking subdirectories,
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file renames, symlinks and execute-bits
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* friendly interface that should be familiar to users of cvs,
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* Python interface for extending and embedding, including a
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* strong integrity protection, including gpg-signing
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* vibrant and active community
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For usage instructions see
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http://bazaar.canonical.com/IntroductionToBzr
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For installation instructions see ./INSTALL
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Bazaar (``bzr``) is a decentralized revision control system, designed to be
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easy for developers and end users alike. Bazaar is part of the GNU project to
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develop a complete free operating system <http://www.gnu.org/>, and a project
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of Canonical <http://www.canonical.com/>.
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Ready-to-install packages are available for most popular operating systems from
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<http://wiki.bazaar.canonical.com/Download/> or you can install from source by
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following the instructions in the INSTALL file.
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To learn how to use Bazaar, see the official documentation in the `doc`
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directory or at <http://doc.bazaar.canonical.com/en/>.
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For additional training materials including screencasts and slides,
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visit our community wiki documentation page at:
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http://wiki.bazaar.canonical.com/Documentation/
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Bazaar is Free Software, and is released under the GNU General Public License,
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Bazaar directly supports both central version control (like cvs/svn) and
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distributed version control (like git/hg). Developers can organize their
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workspace in whichever way they want on a per project basis including:
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* checkouts (like svn)
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* feature branches (like hg)
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* shared working tree (like git).
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It also directly supports and encourages a large number of development best
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practices like refactoring and pre-commit regression testing. Users can
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choose between our command line tool and our cross-platform GUI application.
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For further details, see our website at http://bazaar-vcs.org/en.
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If you encounter any problems with Bazaar, need help understanding it, or would
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like to offer suggestions or feedback, please get in touch with us:
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* Ask a question through our web support interface, at
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https://answers.launchpad.net/bzr/
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* Report bugs at https://bugs.launchpad.net/bzr/+filebug
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* Write to us at bazaar@lists.canonical.com
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You can join the list at <https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/bazaar>.
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You don't need to subscribe to post, but your first post will be held
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briefly for manual moderation.
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* Talk to us in irc://irc.ubuntu.com/bzr
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Our mission is to make a version control tool that developers LOVE to use
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and that casual contributors feel confident with. Please let us know how