[RFC] remove GNU rcs from FreeBSD 12

[Pete Wright]

On 11/03/2016 01:42, Julian Elischer wrote:
> On 3/11/2016 10:45 AM, Pete Wright wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 11/02/2016 19:17, Julian Elischer wrote:
>>> On 26/10/2016 2:27 AM, Eivind Nicolay Evensen wrote:
>>>> On Sun, Sep 11, 2016 at 03:38:04PM +0200, Baptiste Daroussin wrote:
>>>>> hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> For long we are planning to remove GNU rcs from base, after a 
>>>>> failed attempt
>>>>> before FreeBSD 10.0. Let see where we are to be able to remove it 
>>>>> from FreeBSD
>>>>> 12.
>>>
>>> why should we remove it?
>>> What will replace it?  it's an integral part of many people's systems.
>>>
>>> Is there a non gnu RCS with the same features?
>>>
>>
>> surprised to hear so many people are dependent upon having rcs in 
>> their base system.  there are options though - for example OpenBSD 
>> uses OpenRCS in their base:
> I don't see what is surprising about it.
> It's been common "best practice" for decades to keep all your files in 
> /etc under source control. RCS fits he bill well and many people have 
> it in their muscle memory.

heh - not trying to start a bike shed, and I certainly have used RCS in 
that manner in the past, although I supplanted it for a configuration 
management engine quite a while ago as the industry moved towards more 
distributed environments where systems automation became more practical.

regardless - sounds like people still using rcs should be able to kick 
the tires on OpenRCS and see if it fits their needs.

-pete