Date: Wed, 4 Sep 1996 10:11:54 +0900 (JST) From: Michael Hancock <michaelh@cet.co.jp> To: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> Cc: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>, rkw@dataplex.net, current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Latest Current build failure Message-ID: <Pine.SV4.3.93.960904094546.7641B-100000@parkplace.cet.co.jp> In-Reply-To: <199609031902.MAA04818@phaeton.artisoft.com>
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On Tue, 3 Sep 1996, Terry Lambert wrote: > At Novell, using CVS with a reader/writer lock front end, we were > able to keep a project with 18+ engineers hacking on it 8-12 hours > a day buildable for every night but 5 for a period of 8 months. > Further, we did it on three machine architectures. With fulltime engineers in how many time zones? I previously thought this was a good idea when I first started supping current when current was going through a particularly unstable period. It isn't a good fit. FreeBSD which has volunteers working in multiple timezones. The current model is a good fit for this situation. The problem is that there isn't a good alternative to current for people who expect a buildable tree. The focus should be put on an automated way of providing a buildable tree and advertising it as the tree that most people should be downloading. Regards, Mike Hancock
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