Does / Is anyone maintaining CVS for FreeBSD?
Eitan Adler
lists at eitanadler.com
Thu Jan 3 15:37:32 UTC 2013
On 3 January 2013 02:32, Matthias Andree <mandree at freebsd.org> wrote:
> Please do not quote addresses. Not all web archives and copies hide
> them properly.
Hiding email addresses is useless for spam control. Obfuscating them
makes it harder to follow a conversation.
> Regarding versions, please read the relevant information:
> the relevant decision was made years ago, and the version number you
> slap at the switch is a moot point.
CVS/SVN should be considered a development tool. Users should not see
the impact of the switch. In theory.
> A "long list [of sites] for CVS" is required to overcome load problems.
...
> Updates are much
> quicker IMO than they ever were with CVS, even with a local c[v]sup copy
> of the CVS sources on the same computer.
There are latency issues with svn servers only in the US. There is
work underway to obtain more mirrors outside the US.
--
Eitan Adler
More information about the freebsd-stable
mailing list