BitKeeper – Enterprise-ready version control, now open-source
BitKeeper – Enterprise-ready version control, now open-source launched on May 10, 2016 with 384 votes, #37 of 3,824 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.
In plain words
BitKeeper is an open-source version control system designed for enterprise environments. It provides developers with tools to manage code repositories and track changes across projects. The software emphasizes scalability and reliability for large-scale development teams. Originally proprietary, BitKeeper transitioned to open-source, making it accessible to organizations of all sizes seeking distributed version control capabilities.
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From the sources
BitKeeper is the original distributed source management system. Now available as Open Source under the Apache 2.0 License. BitKeeper is a fast, enterprise-ready, distributed SCM that scales up to very large projects and down to tinyfrom bitkeeper.org
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