# SourcePuller

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{{Short description|Free alternative client for accessing the BitKeeper version control system}}
{{Infobox software
| name                 = SourcePuller
| title                =
| author               = [Andrew Tridgell](/source/Andrew_Tridgell)
| released             = {{Start date and age|2005|04|21|df=yes}}
| discontinued         =
| repo                 = {{URL|https://sourceforge.net/projects/sourcepuller/}}
| programming language = [C](/source/C_(programming_language))
| operating system     = [Linux](/source/Linux)
| platform             =
| size                 =
| language             =
| status               =
| genre                = [Version control](/source/Version_control)
| license              = [GNU General Public License](/source/GNU_General_Public_License) v2-or-later
}}

'''SourcePuller'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sourceforge.net/projects/sourcepuller/|title=SourcePuller|author=tridge|work=SourceForge|date=8 March 2013 }}</ref> is a [free software](/source/free_software) client for accessing the [BitKeeper](/source/BitKeeper) [version control](/source/version_control) system. It was originally developed by [Andrew Tridgell](/source/Andrew_Tridgell), who – according to BitKeeper developer [Larry McVoy](/source/Larry_McVoy) – reverse engineered the BitKeeper protocol.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lwn.net/Articles/132938/|title=How Tridge reverse engineered BitKeeper|publisher=}}</ref> While not widely used itself, it is best known for triggering the BitKeeper controversy,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/04/22/tridgell_releases_sourcepuller/|title=Tridgell drops Bitkeeper bombshell|website=[The Register](/source/The_Register) |publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071116133521/https://www.linux.com/feature/44465|archive-date=2007-11-16|url=http://archive09.linux.com/feature/44465|title=RMS: BitKeeper bon-voyage is a happy ending|work=Linux.com - The source for Linux information}}</ref> which sparked the switch of the [Linux kernel](/source/Linux_kernel) from BitKeeper to [Git](/source/Git_(software)).{{cn|date=May 2026}}
== References ==
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== External links ==
* https://sourceforge.net/projects/sourcepuller/

Category:2005 software
Category:Free version control software
Category:Free software programmed in C
Category:Software using the GNU General Public License

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