Re: [Cvsnt] Re: Latest core CVS source

[Tony Hoyle]

Terris wrote:

> This is a good example of why Microsoft
> has nothing to fear from open source.

I wouldn't use cvs as an example... it's in the same state gcc was in 
before it forked and became egcs (which has since become the official 
release again).

If you look at stuff like the linux kernel, or XFree86, their 
development moves quite quickly.  Stuff is tried, either works or 
doesn't work, then moves on.

Even cvsnt moves quicker.  If someone sends me a patch I look at it - 
90% of them are 'obviously correct', a few need some clarification. 
I'll then put the patch in with a 'try this it's new and might not work 
properly' warning...  if nobody complains it stays in.

I've only really broken the tree once that I can remember, and that 
version never got released.  cvsnt would be much worse off if I hadn't 
applied, for example, the diff patches (which reduced the number of 
false conflicts to almost zero).

> Of course, to be fair, something like
> this would never happen with the Perl
> tree.

A good example... The new perl 6 stuff looks interesting.

Tony

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