&gt; Linus built Linux. Then git. Track record counts.<p>Arguments stand on their own. I assume there isn&#x27;t enough of Linus point of view on this email to make him justice (I&#x27;d like to read his response) but ESR seems to be right on this one. He isn&#x27;t advocating for a specific source control technology just that one is needed.<p>From the email: <i>I used to worry about what would happen if Linus got hit by a truck. With all respect, I still worry about what will happen if the complexity of the kernel exceeds the scope of your astonishing native talent before you grow up.</i><p>I&#x27;ve been in that situation and it&#x27;s not pretty, the only thing that gets you by is the believe that you will (conceivably) leave the job before anything bad happens to the project manager.