Re: The case for FreeBSD

M. Warner Losh wrote:
> In message: <20050209145329.GA27679_at_wirehub.nl>
>             Robert Joosten <rjmlist_at_xs4all.nl> writes:
>:> Besides, it sounds like CVSUP will soon be replaced by something 
>:> much more efficient.
>: 
>: http://subversion.tigris.org/ ?
> 
> He said something more efficient.  cvsup is extremely efficient in
> using all the bandwidth available to it, in both directions.
> subversion, while it has many other virtues, hasn't optimized the
> transport layer to such a large extent...

A good point.  On the other hand, Subversion removes the need to perform 
network access to do common operations like diff and annotate.  That's 
invaluable for people who use a laptop while commuting and are w/o network 
access for a time.

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-Chuck