Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2013 02:52:14 +1100 (EST) From: Ian Smith <smithi@nimnet.asn.au> To: Matthew Seaman <matthew@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn - but smaller? Message-ID: <20130126024101.H76686@sola.nimnet.asn.au> In-Reply-To: <5102A6F9.9070303@freebsd.org> References: <20130123144050.GG51786@e-Gitt.NET> <20130124093846.5e683474@laptop> <E10EBB96DCC143BE8F14FD2982AD84B7@white> <20130124085717.GA26673@icarus.home.lan> <20130125235425.T76686@sola.nimnet.asn.au> <5102A6F9.9070303@freebsd.org>
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On Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:38:33 +0000, Matthew Seaman wrote: > On 25/01/2013 13:38, Ian Smith wrote: > > I'm trying to work out exactly when support for checking out 9-STABLE > > CVS sources - and I'm only talking about system sources here - will end? > > The date that CVS for src will cease to be kept in sync with SVN and > when cvsup etc. are officially withdrawn for src -- that date has not > been announced yet[*] All we know with any certainly is that CVS is > deprecated and will be withdrawn sooner rather than later. > > There will be an announcement closer to the end-date once that has > firmed up. I assume that there will be a reasonable grace period for > die-hard CVS/cvsup users to finish getting themselves sorted out, > although given the quantity of advance warnings sensible people will > already be well advanced (if not complete) in their projects for > migrating away. > > Cheers, > > Matthew Thankyou for that Matthew. Hopefully by then we might have something lighter than full-blown SVN for die-hard (cough) and newbie users alike. > [*] Unlike ports CVS which is closing down on 28th February Sure. Deadlines are fine, especially whilever still in the future :) cheers, Ian
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