Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2016 08:05:21 -0700 From: Pete Wright <pete@nomadlogic.org> To: Julian Elischer <julian@freebsd.org>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [RFC] remove GNU rcs from FreeBSD 12 Message-ID: <dd49a3f8-687d-8daf-d1bd-11b7637202e6@nomadlogic.org> In-Reply-To: <9b697cbc-70d1-c113-2815-b70b026fbf7b@freebsd.org> References: <20160911133804.a7j7p3x2viqzcpec@ivaldir.etoilebsd.net> <20161025182730.GA60030@klump.hjerdalen.lokalnett> <b1807e56-2be5-28fa-c570-d58a9962e06d@freebsd.org> <75d4d233-c599-0509-139a-5799a0911b5a@nomadlogic.org> <9b697cbc-70d1-c113-2815-b70b026fbf7b@freebsd.org>
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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
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