Re: rcs

On Oct 9, 2013 5:39 AM, "Kimmo Paasiala" <kpaasial_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 2:03 PM, George Mitchell <george+freebsd_at_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_at_),  reminds me more of a Secret Society than of an Open Source
> >> project.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Hans
> >>
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> >
> > +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

OK, but please, can we replace RCS with Fossil in 11 then? That adds a real
improvement to FreeBSD while giving people plenty of time to prepare.

Jos