Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2013 00:10:58 +0800 From: Julian Elischer <julian@freebsd.org> To: Jos Backus <jos@catnook.com> Cc: Kimmo Paasiala <kpaasial@gmail.com>, George Mitchell <george+freebsd@m5p.com>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: rcs Message-ID: <5256D192.8010902@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <CAETOPp1Ng6%2BBKR8hkqmrYajUV51X5-U0wY_FzkrWbKJcXVW1eA@mail.gmail.com> References: <77307DF8-637D-4295-BF47-8742F1552CE8@orthanc.ca> <525503A2.50002@beastielabs.net> <525537F5.1050100@m5p.com> <CA%2B7WWScenHAqiEDcegHU5fyjw63OSC0Ohnn_hqpxJP0YRcv2nA@mail.gmail.com> <CAETOPp1Ng6%2BBKR8hkqmrYajUV51X5-U0wY_FzkrWbKJcXVW1eA@mail.gmail.com>
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On 10/9/13 11:59 PM, Jos Backus wrote: > On Oct 9, 2013 5:39 AM, "Kimmo Paasiala" <kpaasial@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 2:03 PM, George Mitchell <george+freebsd@m5p.com> > wrote: >>> On 10/09/13 03:20, Hans Ottevanger wrote: >>>> On 10/08/13 04:31, Lyndon Nerenberg wrote: >>>>> Okay folks, can we make a call about keeping the RCS tools in the > base? >>>>> The proponents wanting to remove RCS need to speak up and make their >>>>> technical case. >>>>> >>>> Technically it is quite simple: I need RCS to start versioning config >>>> files, even before starting any customization. I know about several >>>> others who do the same (and have not yet defected to Linux). >>>> >>>> I would like to see RCS to be put back into the tree for 10.0. If it >>>> really -has- to be victimized by the current anti-GPL crusade, it could >>>> be replaced by OpenRCS in 11. >>>> >>>> And as a long time hard-core user I would appreciate if this kind of >>>> changes were performed only after at least -some- public discussion. >>>> The way this change was sneaked in (though apparently with approval of >>>> core@), reminds me more of a Secret Society than of an Open Source >>>> project. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Hans >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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" >>> +1, enthusiastically. -- George >>> >> +1 also to OpenRCS allthough I hate anything related to RCS/CVS with a >> passion. I do however recognize the need for a simple revision control >> system in the base, svnlite would fill the need maybe but it's good to >> have other options too. >> >> -Kimmo > OK, but please, can we replace RCS with Fossil in 11 then? That adds a real > improvement to FreeBSD while giving people plenty of time to prepare. can fossil read rcs files? and how big is it compared to RCS? > > Jos > _______________________________________________ > 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" > >
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