From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 4 01:20:47 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [8.8.178.115]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 50629331; Fri, 4 Jan 2013 01:20:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com) Received: from alogt.com (alogt.com [69.36.191.58]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 163BC194; Fri, 4 Jan 2013 01:20:47 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=alogt.com; s=default; h=Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-Type:Mime-Version:References:In-Reply-To:Message-ID:Subject:Cc:To:From:Date; bh=KNdcrPW6ZHxWSdGg4vL3/cnuuauXmsSNrmw0F5HII3M=; b=VbI0YBUvjES+SOE7xN/5Q6x5Wb15JCfY3DJuVditqhcez9Os0HBHPzLUZDgDfFaQp8I3Mkzlx1+3p1eAJjqakjMgaGUhdI0KyrQ7bz8sEdhaXaAGkhoK4RF0+7M4g82T; Received: from [122.129.203.50] (port=46698 helo=X220.ovitrap.com) by sl-508-2.slc.westdc.net with esmtpsa (SSLv3:DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Tqvxf-0007bp-GK; Thu, 03 Jan 2013 18:20:40 -0700 Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2013 08:20:34 +0700 From: Erich Dollansky To: Eitan Adler Subject: Re: Does / Is anyone maintaining CVS for FreeBSD? Message-ID: <20130104082034.041abecc@X220.ovitrap.com> In-Reply-To: References: <50E1D012.1040004@missouri.edu> <20121231175808.GA1399@glenbarber.us> <6817fb4c15659b194cc658b1dfa58a31.authenticated@ultimatedns.net> <148920333.20121231235441@takeda.tk> <50E3444D.1060307@mu.org> <6794891ed487f426d2c5d0108648f1e0.authenticated@ultimatedns.net> <20130102123148.1f493d00@X220.ovitrap.com> <50E45A03.9080600@FreeBSD.org> <20130103075037.130afa18@X220.ovitrap.com> <50E533F1.5020006@FreeBSD.org> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.9.0 (GTK+ 2.24.6; amd64-portbld-freebsd10.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - sl-508-2.slc.westdc.net X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - alogt.com X-Get-Message-Sender-Via: sl-508-2.slc.westdc.net: authenticated_id: erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, Matthias Andree X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2013 01:20:47 -0000 Hi, On Thu, 3 Jan 2013 10:36:59 -0500 Eitan Adler wrote: > On 3 January 2013 02:32, Matthias Andree 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. > there is nothing more to say. > > 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. > Yes, 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. > So, why not wait until some more mirrors are available? One other problem people in 'developed' nations do not see exists. If - like me - you are located on a very remote location with a more or less random Internet connection, many servers become very impatient with the user and cut the connection as their values for time outs are simply too low. Erich