Does / Is anyone maintaining CVS for FreeBSD?

[Eitan Adler]

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 Please do not quote addresses.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