From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 9 12:39:36 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6E87A102 for ; Wed, 9 Oct 2013 12:39:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kpaasial@gmail.com) Received: from mail-qe0-x22d.google.com (mail-qe0-x22d.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:400d:c02::22d]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3100C238A for ; Wed, 9 Oct 2013 12:39:36 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-qe0-f45.google.com with SMTP id 8so504555qea.4 for ; Wed, 09 Oct 2013 05:39:35 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=NXnalDcla0FDsGPqoPnG2YrrqesnyXJpsXOAUyzufxg=; b=QR/ap4v7qxc3/jWxe8bOAo2d0aKmX34BD9Ej3ISHC//ozyeuzQY097jDfe8WkRtGXf UDVB0uVo5drD5pFWN1rCaEKxGb4LZCa6mPAdXN770yhiZP4lW3vekytIxwdr9ERaWNKi rHqSVdeV5DipWei7EZAHNK9Ql9F3KKCxseI3d8+SZVCOQjQtbu16R1byo2VFwN93INAz iQJHtpbC7rpkU+7mETK0Pw5R8V3SHWkzmruZXj8A3Z8rmU1Kd3x5XChl6F9xLQyKOckH Z5KEc1wdgYXq86HHD3kv5cquH2eixh8fiiBPmPDOgPdbkiV1HwECR24Xcb6jHLfTVveT im6Q== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.224.32.66 with SMTP id b2mr2769561qad.80.1381322375099; Wed, 09 Oct 2013 05:39:35 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.224.204.74 with HTTP; Wed, 9 Oct 2013 05:39:35 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <525537F5.1050100@m5p.com> References: <77307DF8-637D-4295-BF47-8742F1552CE8@orthanc.ca> <525503A2.50002@beastielabs.net> <525537F5.1050100@m5p.com> Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2013 15:39:35 +0300 Message-ID: Subject: Re: rcs From: Kimmo Paasiala To: George Mitchell Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Cc: FreeBSD current X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2013 12:39:36 -0000 On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 2:03 PM, George Mitchell wrote: > On 10/09/13 03:20, Hans Ottevanger wrote: >> >> On 10/08/13 04:31, Lyndon Nerenberg wrote: >>> >>> Okay folks, can we make a call about keeping the RCS tools in the base? >>> >>> The proponents wanting to remove RCS need to speak up and make their >>> technical case. >>> >> >> Technically it is quite simple: I need RCS to start versioning config >> files, even before starting any customization. I know about several >> others who do the same (and have not yet defected to Linux). >> >> I would like to see RCS to be put back into the tree for 10.0. If it >> really -has- to be victimized by the current anti-GPL crusade, it could >> be replaced by OpenRCS in 11. >> >> And as a long time hard-core user I would appreciate if this kind of >> changes were performed only after at least -some- public discussion. >> The way this change was sneaked in (though apparently with approval of >> core@), reminds me more of a Secret Society than of an Open Source >> project. >> >> Regards, >> >> Hans >> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > > +1, enthusiastically. -- George > +1 also to OpenRCS allthough I hate anything related to RCS/CVS with a passion. I do however recognize the need for a simple revision control system in the base, svnlite would fill the need maybe but it's good to have other options too. -Kimmo