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bos@598: bos@598:This is the online home of the book “Mercurial: The bos@598: Definitive Guide”. bos@868: It was published in 2009 by O'Reilly Media.
bos@598: bos@869:Mercurial is a bos@869: fast, lightweight source control management system bos@869: designed for easy and efficient handling of very large distributed bos@869: projects. My book tells you what it is, why you should care, and bos@869: how you can use it effectively.
bos@869: bos@868:I make the content freely available online: you bos@868: can read it here. If you like it, bos@868: please buy a copy!
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bos@868: bos@868:I publish the source code for this book bos@868: as a bos@683: Mercurial repository. Please feel bos@598: welcome to clone it, make modifications to your copy, and send me bos@683: changes. Getting a copy of the source takes just a few seconds if bos@683: you have Mercurial installed:
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bos@598: bos@598:(If you would like to adapt the comment system for a bos@598: publishing project of your own, the source for the web application bos@599: is included with the book source at the link above.)
bos@598: bos@868:Mercurial is a member of the Software Freedom Conservancy, a bos@598: wonderful non-profit organisation that offers its member projects bos@598: legal and administrative advice.
bos@598: bos@868:I donate my royalties from the sales of this book to the bos@868: Software Freedom Conservancy, and I encourage you to support their bos@868: work, too.
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