Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 18:33:43 -0500 (EST) From: Tom Huppi <thuppi@huppi.com> To: Xinizul Xinizul <xinizul@gmail.com> Cc: Tyler Gee <geekout@gmail.com> Subject: Re: RCS utility Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.58.0412171816080.37030@nuumen.pair.com> In-Reply-To: <4d07305604121712161c2b2021@mail.gmail.com> References: <4d073056041217005126375bda@mail.gmail.com> <20041217123049.GA11503@nic.fr> <41C2FA36.1000406@nbritton.org> <20041217153711.GA26543@nic.fr> <6e01203b0412170825593a781a@mail.gmail.com> <4d07305604121712161c2b2021@mail.gmail.com>
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On Fri, 17 Dec 2004, Xinizul Xinizul wrote: > Interesting thread,. > > I'm a developer and I know what CVS is made for. What something is made for and what it can be used for are often two different things. For whatever reason, this seems to be especially the case with Unix developed software and the platform in general, and is one of the reasons I find it inspiring. For instance, CVS, Rsync, and Make can be combine to allow one to get quite a lot of work done one a group of machines half way around the world where the latency of a terminal connection is on the order of 20 seconds. > The interesting feature about RCS is that it doesn't need a root folder. Ya, but I tend to use one anyway since it makes it easier for _me_ to see at a glance what files I have under RCS control in a crowded directory. Personal preference. > You can make a revision on whatever file you want. This is why I think > I find it usfeul for system administration. FWIW, I find RCS to be second to none for a great number of tasks, and it's what I used exclusively at the moment. I revision control just a handfull of files on my web hostso I use RCS. Were I doing the whole site, I'de choose CVS or more likely, Subversions. Thanks, -Tom
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