From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 31 20:50:36 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 31778D56 for ; Mon, 31 Dec 2012 20:50:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from utisoft@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ia0-f180.google.com (mail-ia0-f180.google.com [209.85.210.180]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DEDF18FC08 for ; Mon, 31 Dec 2012 20:50:35 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-ia0-f180.google.com with SMTP id t4so10990905iag.11 for ; Mon, 31 Dec 2012 12:50:29 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=3Ad5S7lXNRMN1tYIAlkfYppq20SSnYLG/C4DWoUqCf8=; b=s8LQaKbjl7EmOUkrwMN4pZ8WTakT4+VO2altkK/WllmBIH4+GYPxm4w4wDS76rnW8v Yc4cpuxR+OcYaIlnWnDE5bi+81k286j++8h9el56BjcgLAOQ03sTL1WOf5ibui4CKEkg G5FdGwMaNah8teh722lfUPx3zfuJfOBPKJpg2j7OzzvzA3xjDqiUcYxJRQhVaLi7eEXm UE6pog+6vIC93w1pB800OOacAAsQQOHcQI+gJEHVkS1ULjusbBiNY7UiRyYvgL3T1Rfr 7As+VoqwH7DWWsKqr0uYMwxLqG/dotTpOcxqzCXkGgqBdMSbQ/uDG9sHf23fB+vEm8rq 6JXg== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.50.152.137 with SMTP id uy9mr35768445igb.62.1356987028996; Mon, 31 Dec 2012 12:50:28 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.64.65.132 with HTTP; Mon, 31 Dec 2012 12:50:28 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.64.65.132 with HTTP; Mon, 31 Dec 2012 12:50:28 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: <50E1D012.1040004@missouri.edu> <20121231175808.GA1399@glenbarber.us> <6817fb4c15659b194cc658b1dfa58a31.authenticated@ultimatedns.net> Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2012 20:50:28 +0000 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Does / Is anyone maintaining CVS for FreeBSD? From: Chris Rees To: Chris H Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.14 Cc: FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2012 20:50:36 -0000 On 31 Dec 2012 20:40, "Chris H" wrote: > > Greetings Chris, and thank you for your reply. > > On 31 Dec 2012 19:52, "Chris H" wrote: > >> > >> Greetings, > >> The following is hijacked from another thread, which prompts me to > >> post this question: > >> > >> > On Mon, Dec 31, 2012 at 11:49:06AM -0600, Stephen Montgomery-Smith > > wrote: > >> >> (Not sure if this is the right mailing list, but here goes.) > >> >> > >> > > >> > -doc@ is a better choice. > >> > > >> >> Last night I did a csup to retrieve the whole cvs repository. I > > noticed > >> >> that huge numbers of files in doc and www have been deleted. Is this > >> >> intentional, or is it the svn to cvs program not working properly? And > >> >> if it is the latter, are there plans to restore it? > >> >> > >> > > >> > We are not exporting docs from SVN to CVS. There are no plans to do so. > >> > >> After more that 25yrs of enjoying *BSD, and all it has to offer. I find > >> myself ever so resistant to change -- what with all the maintenance > > scripts, > >> and procedures I've created/accumulated over the years. As I'm guessing > > I'm > >> not the only one feeling this way, I'm wondering if there is still a CVS > >> that's still current, that I might be able to mirror, and maintain, moving > >> forward? Perhaps this is all folly, but this subject has been bugging me > >> for some time, and reading this thread prompted me to attempt to address > >> it. > >> > >> Thank you for all your time, and consideration. > > > > I'm sorry, but the exporter scripts were always a stopgap. > > That's what I was afraid I would hear. Recently, I was informed by SF.NET, > that my account would be upgraded, and all the projects I have, which all > use CVS, would be "upgraded" to SVN (which renders them useless). When I > asked why, they told me because CVS was so old. To which I stated: > Indeed, CVS is _quite_ old, and so is TCP/IP. Yet no one can seem live > without it. > Sigh... > IM(NS)HO; SVN is an inferior RCS created so Windows users wouldn't feel > left out. > Are there _any_ CVS servers/trunks/tree's left? If so, how _current_ are > they? As far as I know, no FreeBSD CVS repos are current. > Thanks again for taking the time to reply, Chris. You can run your own CVS server should you wish; it's not that hard; there are instructions at [1] if you want something more fully-featured. I promise you that there are many good reasons to switch to something better; I was an avid CVS user at one point, but I sure wouldn't go back now. Chris [1] http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/articles/cvs-freebsd/article.html