From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Oct 8 15:39:51 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A530A623 for ; Tue, 8 Oct 2013 15:39:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from miguelmclara@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ea0-x230.google.com (mail-ea0-x230.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4013:c01::230]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3DBAD2B6E for ; Tue, 8 Oct 2013 15:39:51 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-ea0-f176.google.com with SMTP id q16so4078748ead.21 for ; Tue, 08 Oct 2013 08:39:49 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references :in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=/v/CdltLZnC3JQw3OhSRL66WpiWJDBEy13eoRxXMdyQ=; b=EaMI8gNuf5JlF3saVPrEnG5x7GYk5p6rN8yIMpF/8tuZ9XX95ukno/e2J80ttRUZKj JI8snhkAc57CIHWk4KPw7ZUsRMjl7kxzhULE1WdihM/cqCZ80Tq/MlHnc5svreAsUHlW NuLAlaq18Wj7ZeBVvPjHwObV3qTW4nEP1s6eXRBGliM3tuSP8kCDzCsUd5ykb3urr953 2ggkpHG89FvZNIAiu/0mZlH9ardsP5bxMvXDGpQY+0+r+6DIdZUmgc3ZM3PnTmA/CWB/ 2J2FJR4zazmX/dBiaBblz1mEa75j+MLbov7z/BUpgVfpPZgaNq40aIrvOW+b4nU+y5Ey gakQ== X-Received: by 10.15.98.9 with SMTP id bi9mr3216014eeb.67.1381246789567; Tue, 08 Oct 2013 08:39:49 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [10.10.50.70] (37.10.166.178.rev.vodafone.pt. [178.166.10.37]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id a1sm77275938eem.1.1969.12.31.16.00.00 (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Tue, 08 Oct 2013 08:39:48 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <5254273E.5030105@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2013 16:39:42 +0100 From: "Mike C." User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; FreeBSD amd64; rv:24.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/24.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [Heads Up] RCS removed from base References: <52534B5E.7010401@freebsd.org> <52542687.7000100@pix.net> In-Reply-To: <52542687.7000100@pix.net> X-Enigmail-Version: 1.5.2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2013 15:39:51 -0000 On 10/08/13 16:36, Kurt Lidl wrote: > On 10/8/13, Julian Elischer wrote: >> On 10/7/13 11:06 PM, Steve Kargl wrote: >>> On Sun, Oct 06, 2013 at 10:43:21PM -0400, Eitan Adler wrote: >>>> Hey all, >>>> >>>> RCS was removed from the base system in r256095. If you still want to >>>> use RCS please install either devel/rcs or devel/rcs57. If not, be >>>> sure to check out the alternatives (pun stolen and intended). >>>> >>> Perhaps, a note in src/UPDATING is appropriate? >>> >> ok so what is this, the secret cabal to make FreeBSD useless? >> I'm ccing core as I believe this was not discussed enough in public >> (in fact not discussed AT ALL in any forum I am watching) >> and I officially request a backout of the removal of what I consider >> to be core functionality. >> >> My usual way of doing things is on install to ci EVERYTHING in /etc >> to get a snapsot right the way back to install. >> >> now I have to change things in /etc (and other places) BEFORE I can >> check them in. >> (i.e. get networking up and ports installed) >> not a big thing but I believe that a lot of poeple use ci/co on /etc >> becasue it is "just there" >> > > +1 for keeping a RCS in base. I too use to maintain a bunch of > files in /etc - I have for years and years. I don't particularly > want the GPL'd version - I'd be happiest with the OpenRCS version > (BSD-licensed) from OpenBSD. +1 for OpenRCS > > -Kurt > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"