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Re:Show HN: BitKeeper – Enterprise-ready version control, no... by tubelite on Tuesday May 10, 2016 @11:48AM (#11668064)
As I remember it, he did

telnet bk-server 5000

and typed "help".

https://lwn.net/Articles/132938/

Re:Show HN: BitKeeper – Enterprise-ready version control, no... by gadders on Tuesday May 10, 2016 @11:56AM (#11668130)
That's the "how" not the "why".