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From: Kurt Jaeger <pi@freebsd.org>
To: Chris <portmaster@bsdforge.com>
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Subject: Re: [HEADS UP] Planned deprecation of portsnap
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Hi!

> > > > * This migration away from portsnap fits well with the planned
> > > > migration to git.

> > Have a look at the archive, and yes, subversion as version control
> > system for the FreeBSD project will probably be replaced by git.

> This is very bad news for us. I can make so many arguments against
> dropping subversion. It's really not (needn't be) a matter of either/or.

Can you elaborate on those arguments ? Maybe if you
first review those that were mentioned on the git list in the past ?

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