Date: Tue, 25 Nov 1997 10:58:22 -0700 From: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> To: Richard Wackerbarth <rkw@dataplex.net> Cc: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Version Resolution? Message-ID: <199711251758.KAA27804@mt.sri.com> In-Reply-To: <l03110700b0a0b8ad27f2@[208.2.87.4]> References: <l03110701b0a0a3722b14@[208.2.87.4]> <l03110707b0a090dacca7@[208.2.87.4]> <l03110703b09f8a1710e6@[208.2.87.4]> <l03110700b09e72675ae9@[208.2.87.4]> <199711240216.CAA28304@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> <199711240504.WAA22051@mt.sri.com> <199711241922.UAA21949@bitbox.follo.net> <199711242223.PAA24374@mt.sri.com> <199711251530.IAA27130@mt.sri.com> <199711251649.JAA27402@mt.sri.com> <l03110700b0a0b8ad27f2@[208.2.87.4]>
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> >The CVS bits are available to them because > >it was easy to do so and it wasn't too much of a burden on the > >developers. But, if you aren't looking at them, there is absolutely *NO* > >need to get them, since CVSup of the bits is more effecient and uses > >less space than getting the CVS tree. > > You miss my argument that the present methodology FORCES anyone who has ANY > need for current revisions to take ALL of them. And you miss the argument that anyone who needs to look at recent history can do that now without the CVS tree. Here's a thought, let's shackle all of the developers because Richard can't afford a couple megabytes of disk space, thus ultimately making FreeBSD an inferior product. There's a *really* good idea. Again, the CVS bits are for the *DEVELOPERS*. Perdiod. Not for the users, for the developers. If you can't afford the disk space for the CVS bits, then you have don't have the resources to do development. It's too bad that you don't understand that all you're doing is wasting my time, and unfortunately I'm too stupid to ignore you. I could be actually fixing laptop support bugs, but instead I'm wasting my time arguing with someone w/out a clue. Finally, you're the only one advocating getting rid of the CVS history, and the only one complaining about the space in the CVS tree. I don't hear anyone else complaining. (Ahh, but there too scared to complain, right?) Nate ps. I yes, I understand what 'not much disk space' means. My laptop development box has a 340MB partition for FreeBSD, which *includes* the kernel CVS bits and the entire checked out source tree + obj tree. To say it's tight is an understatement, but to give up CVS history for a little bit of disk space would be simply ludicrous.
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