Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: Linus

[Tom Lord]

    > From: Neil Stevens <address@hidden>

    > On Sunday October 12, 2003 2:47 pm, Tom Lord wrote:
    > >     > From: Neil Stevens <address@hidden>

    > >     > > As far as I know there's nothing preventing arch from being used
    > >     > > _exactly_ like CVS, with everyone committing to the same archive
    > >     > > (and there's no obstacle to moving to more distributed
    > >     > > development in that case either).

    > >     > CVS has server-side hooks.  A move from CVS to arch loses that
    > >     > functionality.

    > > I have some questions: do CVS server-side hooks get to vote on whether
    > > or not a transaction completes? 

    > Yes.  Example: KDE uses them to restrict write access for sensitive 
modules 
    > like www, restrict use of "official" branch names to select people, and 
    > prevent common mistakes of people importing code into the wrong place.

That sort of access control is provided in arch via other means -- no
need for hooks there.

-t