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Date:      Sun, 27 Dec 1998 04:39:05 -0800
From:      Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
To:        "Kaleb S. KEITHLEY" <kaleb@ics.com>
Cc:        Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: split scontrib, was Re: /usr/src/gnu sources 
Message-ID:  <199812271239.EAA02589@dingo.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 27 Dec 1998 08:58:30 EST." <36863D06.794BDF32@ics.com> 

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> > Typical source-observation procedure is to maintain a local copy of the
> > CVS repository, these days using CVSup which keeps your bandwidth
> > consumption way down.  Then you just check out the bits that are
> > relevant to whatever you're doing.
> 
> I see. No, I don't "track the repository," nor am I likely to. I keep my
> bandwidth consumption down by only ftp-ing the sources I need, when I
> need them, and by only running released versions of the OS.

I can't offer any really convincing numbers, but I think you'd be 
surprised at how cost-effective CVSup actually is.  

> (If I wanted bleeding-edge pain, I'd develop for released versions of
> Linux.)

Ouch.  If you only want the sources for released FreeSBD versions, do 
you have the CDROMs?

-- 
\\  Sometimes you're ahead,       \\  Mike Smith
\\  sometimes you're behind.      \\  mike@smith.net.au
\\  The race is long, and in the  \\  msmith@freebsd.org
\\  end it's only with yourself.  \\  msmith@cdrom.com



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