From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 29 11:20:06 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3F5B216A4CE; Tue, 29 Mar 2005 11:20:06 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail18.syd.optusnet.com.au (mail18.syd.optusnet.com.au [211.29.132.199]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 913AD43D62; Tue, 29 Mar 2005 11:20:05 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from PeterJeremy@optushome.com.au) Received: from cirb503493.alcatel.com.au (c211-30-75-229.belrs2.nsw.optusnet.com.au [211.30.75.229]) j2TBK4ot017794 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=NO); Tue, 29 Mar 2005 21:20:04 +1000 Received: from cirb503493.alcatel.com.au (localhost.alcatel.com.au [127.0.0.1])j2TBK37l070128; Tue, 29 Mar 2005 21:20:03 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from pjeremy@cirb503493.alcatel.com.au) Received: (from pjeremy@localhost)j2TBK3gd070127; Tue, 29 Mar 2005 21:20:03 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from pjeremy) Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 21:20:03 +1000 From: Peter Jeremy To: Giorgos Keramidas Message-ID: <20050329112003.GE69824@cirb503493.alcatel.com.au> References: <319cceca0503281001792baf39@mail.gmail.com> <4248557A.7000302@elischer.org> <20050328191758.GB3141@britannica.bec.de> <20050329075032.GA15892@orion.daedalusnetworks.priv> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050329075032.GA15892@orion.daedalusnetworks.priv> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2i cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: organization X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 11:20:06 -0000 On Tue, 2005-Mar-29 10:50:32 +0300, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: >A file may be repo-copied to a new location, then removed from the HEAD >branch in the old location and deleted from the rest of the branches in >the new location. This way the history will be there, in both places >but the file will only 'live' in one place at a time. At the cost of approximately doubling the repository size - ncvs/src/sys is currently abut 366MB. There are an awful lot of repository copies lying around and even at current disk prices, the total cost in dollars is non-trivial. The bigger cost is developer time - kernel developers are familiar with the current re-organisation. It will probably take at least a month for a developer to get used to a new organisation. Multiply that by the number of developers and there's an awful lot of lost productive time. The new layout would have to offer really good incentives to have a net benefit. -- Peter Jeremy