History
First generation open-source DVCS systems include Arch and Monotone. The second generation was initiated by the arrival of Darcs, followed by a host of others. Among them, Mercurial and Git were created as potential replacements for BitKeeper when it was pulled from free use by the Linux kernel project by its publisher. Bazaar followed not long after.
Before these, closed source DVCS systems such as Sun WorkShop TeamWare (which inspired BitKeeper) were widely used in enterprise settings.
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