Bazaar 是一个分布式的">版本控制系统，它发布在 GPL 许可协议之下，并可用于 Windows、GNU/Linux、UNIX 以及 Mac OS 系统。Bazaar 由 Canonical 公司赞助，目前已服务于 Samba、Drupal 等知名的开源项目。
Bazaar is a version control system that helps you track project history over time and to collaborate easily with others. Whether you're a single developer, a co-located team or a community of developers scattered across the world, Bazaar scales and adapts to meet your needs. Part of the GNU Project, Bazaar is free software sponsored by Canonical. For a closer look, see ten reasons to switch to Bazaar.
Bazaar 当前已经包含许多有用的功能，这些功能使之具有如下鲜明的特点：
容易使用
稳定可靠
使用灵活
Bazaar 也包括智能合并、支持插件、可与第三方工具整合、文档支持等其他特性。
这是 2.3 版本第五个也是最后一个 Beta版，正式版将在二月份发布。
This is the fifth and *last* beta of the 2.3 series, leading up to a 2.3.0 release in February. Beta releases are suitable for everyday use but may cause some incompatibilities with plugins.
2.3b5 includes bug fixes for committing to stacked branches, smoother upgrades of multiple branches, compatibility with python-2.7, full test suite passing on Ubuntu Natty and windows, less round-trips for several smart server operations, better support text conflicts resolve actions and some more.
All known fixed bugs in other series (2.0, 2.1, 2.2) are also included here.
Thanks to everyone who contributed patches, suggestions, and feedback.
Bazaar is now available for download from https://launchpad.net/bzr/2.3/2.3b5/ as a source tarball;
Packages are available for:
- Ubuntu: https://launchpad.net/~bzr-beta-ppa/+archive/ppa,
- OSX: https://launchpad.net/bzr/2.3/2.3b5/
Packages for various other systems will be available soon (including windows).
下载地址：http://wiki.bazaar.canonical.com/Download