Fallout from the CVS discussion

[Adrian Chadd]

Hi,

I'm not specifically saying that what _you_ are saying comes across as
anti-GPL. There are more people involved in the march to "BSD
everything" than you. :-)


Adiran


On 16 September 2012 13:07, Eitan Adler <lists at eitanadler.com> wrote:
> On 16 September 2012 15:53, Adrian Chadd <adrian at freebsd.org> wrote:
>
>> * I'd like to first see a roadmap for doing this - eg, "we're adding a
>> NO_CVS option; CVS will become a port, you can migrate to the CVS port
>> with your next build/installworld";
>
> We have WITHOUT_CVS .
>
>> * if you're that way inclined, backport the NO_CVS option (if it
>> doesn't exist) to -9;
>
> Already done.
>
>> * Ensure all of the stuff that uses CVS is migrated beforehand, and
>> publish all of that effort somewhere;
>
> This is part of my plan.
>
>> * Make sure you're doing it for reasons that aren't coming across as
>> "GPL free! at all costs!"
>
> This has nothing to do with the reasons I proposed to remove CVS.
> Please re-read my original email. The first words were "CVS is
> obsolete."
> I had *no idea* CVS was GPLed until the thread started (I thought were
> using a BSD licensed one).
>
>> Now, to stir up trouble, I hereby suggest that if you're going to
>> remove CVS because it's no longer used for FreeBSD's project stuff, we
>> should obviously import subversion into the base because _it_ is being
>> used for the FreeBSD project stuff.
>
> Please re-read the original thread. I am removing CVS because it is
> obsolete. CVS being used for FreeBSD project was merely a key blocker
> to its removal.
>
>> Think of why you're not doing that
>> (likely because it's already a port/package and there's just as much
>> inertia to introduce something to the base system as there is removing
>> it and making it a port) and see if that helps refocus your reasons
>> for and against doing things.
>
> I am not proposing introducing subversion into base because I am not
> willing to do the work to maintain it. If I were, that would be a
> different story (imho, the base should have sufficient software to
> download and compile itself).
>
>
> --
> Eitan Adler