Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2013 15:39:35 +0300 From: Kimmo Paasiala <kpaasial@gmail.com> To: George Mitchell <george+freebsd@m5p.com> Cc: FreeBSD current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: rcs Message-ID: <CA%2B7WWScenHAqiEDcegHU5fyjw63OSC0Ohnn_hqpxJP0YRcv2nA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <525537F5.1050100@m5p.com> References: <77307DF8-637D-4295-BF47-8742F1552CE8@orthanc.ca> <525503A2.50002@beastielabs.net> <525537F5.1050100@m5p.com>
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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
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