Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2012 00:50:41 -0400 From: Eitan Adler <lists@eitanadler.com> To: Erich Dollansky <erichfreebsdlist@ovitrap.com> Cc: arch@freebsd.org, Olli Hauer <ohauer@freebsd.org>, Bryan Drewery <bryan@shatow.net> Subject: Re: Removing CVS from HEAD Message-ID: <CAF6rxgm5T3T0Yd1fU=nzP2Pg47rFEo_uz_=T0%2BbEHnnM3fLsGw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20120909104454.178bd99c@X220.ovitrap.com> References: <CAF6rxgnZGjzm230sZXVXxmE7wPowF_BZqbwRjdvz8oV-03gS=A@mail.gmail.com> <20120908234659.GA10489@server.rulingia.com> <504BD9B5.20001@shatow.net> <504BE020.1070300@FreeBSD.org> <504BE12A.50907@shatow.net> <9A528A3C-40F1-4599-ACAB-EF306033A4F2@bsdimp.com> <20120909104454.178bd99c@X220.ovitrap.com>
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On 8 September 2012 23:44, Erich Dollansky <erichfreebsdlist@ovitrap.com> wrote: >> Since we have traditionally included cvs, it does make sense. People >> that use FreeBSD have used it as the basis for systems that they have >> deployed, including cvs. There's no compelling reason to removing >> right now, and doing so will break some of these people. cvs is obsolete. The people that need it can install the package or port. >> Let's let this round of changes to the FreeBSD source system shake >> out before we become eager to kick cvs out. Perhaps revisit for 11? The reason to remove cvs is because cvs is no longer *the* vcs system and is largely being replaced. The reason to bring it up now is that FreeBSD's use of cvs was the only real remaining blocker. > And keep in mind that the new system can be used on a plain FreeBSD > machine without anything else installed. why does this matter? We have ports and packages. -- Eitan Adler
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