Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 07:30:32 -0600 From: Ian Lepore <freebsd@damnhippie.dyndns.org> To: Doug Barton <dougb@freebsd.org> Cc: arch@freebsd.org, "Julian H. Stacey" <jhs@berklix.com> Subject: Re: Removing CVS from HEAD Message-ID: <1347370232.1137.49.camel@revolution.hippie.lan> In-Reply-To: <504ECD86.2040002@FreeBSD.org> References: <201209110027.q8B0RaEC024399@fire.js.berklix.net> <504ECD86.2040002@FreeBSD.org>
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On Mon, 2012-09-10 at 22:35 -0700, Doug Barton wrote: > On 09/10/2012 17:27, Julian H. Stacey wrote: > > When/if it's agreed to remove CVS from src/ to ports/ , do it > > Not in un-managed haste. Not gratuitously annoying users by > > removing CVS from src/ without due warning. > > Do you consider years from now "due warning?" Because that's how long it > is going to be before any measurable quantity of users is on 10.x. > Between now and then, every one of them who is paying any attention at > all will have moved from CVS to SVN. > > This whole argument of "zomg, users can't handle things moving to ports" > is so 20th century. > I think I'd feel better about the trend of moving things from the base to ports if cross-building ports for non-x86 platforms worked. I have no specific need for CVS in base and I think there's plenty of lead time if the process starts now for people to adjust before the 10.0 release, so don't count the above general statement as a vote against removing CVS. -- Ian
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