Re: sharing cvs root?

[James Knowles]

> My boss seems to think it would be a good idea to share our CVS root 

He is ignorant. Keep him away! 

> can anyone give
> me the pro's or con's of doing this?

No pros, lots of cons. 

Does he also like to see raw database files instead of using a database
client? No. Does he also like to see raw hex dumps of file systems? No. 
Does he also like to see TCP/IP packets as they fly by? No. 

It's a repository, with nothing useful from a human-readable standpoint. If
anybody tries editing stuff, thet's a one-way ticket to Disaster Street. 

> Is this a good idea?

No.
Absolutely not.
Definately not.
No way, Jose.
Forget it.

-- 
The mass of men serve the state thus, not as men mainly, but as machines,
with their bodies... they put themselves on a level with wood and earth and
stones; and wooden men can perhaps be manufactured that will serve the
purpose as well. 
- Henry David Thoreau "On Civil Disobedience"