> Potential competitors from that era, including, in particular, "Mercurial", largely fall into categories of "trade-offs".
Which "trade-offs" are you referring to?
Mercurial was, and still is, a solid DVCS. It's not often used today because it lost the popularity contest, due to several reasons[0], but technically it's as good as Git, and functionally it's even better. It has a much saner and friendlier UI, which is the main complaint about Git.
Which "trade-offs" are you referring to?
Mercurial was, and still is, a solid DVCS. It's not often used today because it lost the popularity contest, due to several reasons[0], but technically it's as good as Git, and functionally it's even better. It has a much saner and friendlier UI, which is the main complaint about Git.
[0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37095925