Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2013 08:59:43 -0700 From: Jos Backus <jos@catnook.com> To: Kimmo Paasiala <kpaasial@gmail.com> Cc: George Mitchell <george+freebsd@m5p.com>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: rcs Message-ID: <CAETOPp1Ng6%2BBKR8hkqmrYajUV51X5-U0wY_FzkrWbKJcXVW1eA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CA%2B7WWScenHAqiEDcegHU5fyjw63OSC0Ohnn_hqpxJP0YRcv2nA@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>
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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. Jos
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