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Date:      Wed, 7 Jan 1998 14:56:28 -0600 (CST)
From:      Damon Anton Permezel <dap@damon.com>
To:        nate@mt.sri.com (Nate Williams)
Cc:        freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG, gclarkii@main.brewich.com
Subject:   Re: Motif question
Message-ID:  <199801072056.OAA13951@damon.com>
In-Reply-To: <199801071943.MAA02544@mt.sri.com> from Nate Williams at "Jan 7, 98 12:43:41 pm"

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"Nate Williams sez: "
> I'm in the process (like in *RIGHT NOW*) setting up a remote CVS tree
> that I hope people will consider using for FreeBSD java development.
> Access will require that I know you have access to the actual Sun
> sources (I have ideas on how to do this), and that you connect to the
> site using SSH.  I've got a machine setup to do this already, so I don't
> forsee any problems, but I am wondering if I actual do this if people
> will voluntarily give up 'local access' to their sources and instead try
> to move through a centralized tree on a remote site.

With a reasonably slow link, I see this as a pain in the ass.
However, I think the potential benefits (potentially) far outweigh the above.
In suggesting a coordinated approach, I was getting ready to quickly duck
if the hairy finger of responsability turned to point in my direction.

Getting the patches together to distribute initially was painful enough, and
I have been wondering (in my sleep) how I was going to handle the second
round of diffs, including others' diffs with mine.

Sounds like you have a plan.

> 
> If it does, please reply to the group.  Note, unfortunately due to the
> nature of the sources, public access won't be made, and the CVS commit
> email may or may not be made available.  The CVS tree is almost ready to
> go, but I have to go through it a bit and sanitize the bits.

Not having worked with one of these centralized CVS repositories before,
initial concerns include:

	- what if someone has the file checked out I want?
	- coordination of effort
	- resolution of conflicts (please: no #ifdefs)



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