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From: kline@tera.com (Gary Kline)
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Subject: Re: $CVSROOT
In-Reply-To: <20000403223351.J85754@strontium.scientia.demon.co.uk> from Ben Smithurst at "Apr 3, 0 10:33:51 pm"
To: ben@scientia.demon.co.uk (Ben Smithurst)
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 100 18:03:43 -0700 (PDT)
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According to Ben Smithurst:
> Gary Kline wrote:
> 
> > 	CVSROOT is the name that the cvs utility uses to store its
> > 	main data files and the RCS <file>,v files.  Often, CVS uses
> > 	the directory /home/<user>/cvsroot for the user <user>.
> > 
> > 	CVS and RCS are worth understanding if you are doing serious
> > 	project development.  RCS is primarily for the signle user or
> > 	a very few users/developers; CVS (which uses RCS) is for more
> > 	widely distributed projects.
> 
> I use CVS even for my single user stuff, since I find it much more
> convenient than RCS last time I looked.  Perhaps I just didn't learn RCS
> well enough though.
> 

	Given the increasing use (and usability) of CVS, 
	I think you took the wiser path.  If anyone asked me 
	today which revision control system to use, I'd say
	go with CVS.  

	gary



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