Just wanted to get this simple scheme out there in the hope of minimizing patent troll risks for people working on replication. You run an update hook that blocks pushes unless the branch reference in the repository matches the corresponding reference stored in a synchronized system, and flood the objects out using an inexpensive, simple system. (Apologies if this is too obvious for the list; I didn't want to take chances with the patent office definition of "obvious.") Replication Mechanism for a Distributed Version Control System http://ip.com/IPCOM/000225058 Disclosed is a mechanism for replication of content repositories of a distributed version control system (DVCS), which is unique in that objects and branch references are transferred between nodes by independent means, with only branch references subject to synchronization among nodes. The object of this disclosure is to simplify deployment of a DVCS in a replicated configuration. Replication can be performed efficiently by transferring objects using a key-value store, such as a distributed hash table (DHT), independently of a repository's branch references, which are transferred using a synchronized data store. -- Don Marti Perforce Software +1-510-473-3142 http://www.perforce.com/git-fusion -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html