Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 08 Mar 2002 15:59:05 -0600 | From | Eli <> | Subject | Re: Kernel SCM: When does CVS fall down where it REALLY matters? |
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Jonathan A. George wrote: > My respect for BK is certainly been enhanced by this > discussion, but I still would prefer a free (or failing that GPL) > license. ;-) > > Comments?
A comment/request. Take your list of requirements and see how each system "we" (as in kernel hackers) use stacks up and post that to the list.
Be sure to include ARCH, Bitkeeper, CVS, diff&patch, emacs, SCCS, Subversion, and any others I've missed... I don't know what all the options are, and that is something that would be useful to know. (Also, consider "bundles" such as CVS+cervisia+tkdiff or something). The list should have comments about each rather than just a checklist, so you give an idea of quality of implementations as well. Actually, Larry McVoy might have such a compilation in his sales materials, or should. ;)
Also, you didn't mention Subversion, which is a Free license, and has many of the same stated goals as you have. There is some decent documentation on their design and some discussion about _why_ they made their choices. That should be worth-while reading regardless of the path you choose to pursue. You might consider that if Subversion does half of your goals it might be easier to add to it than start from CVS or from scratch...
Comments?
Eli disclaimer: I use CVS because it is what I know and it is available "everywhere". I'm planning to use Subversion at some future date. Plans subject to change based upon additional knowledge, partly from this list. *shrug* --------------------. "If it ain't broke now, Eli Carter \ it will be soon." -- crypto-gram eli.carter(a)inet.com `-------------------------------------------------
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