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RE: cvs (or something!) on very large scales with non-source code object


From: Greg A. Woods
Subject: RE: cvs (or something!) on very large scales with non-source code objects
Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 15:07:48 -0500 (EST)

[ On Friday, February 1, 2002 at 09:56:06 (-0600), Daniels, David wrote: ]
> Subject: RE: cvs (or something!) on very large scales with non-source code    
>  objects
>
> I think CVS would probably do quite well for the system you're describing.

I think you're completely wrong about that.  CVS doesn't scale well to
that size, at least not for one single module, and indeed with binary
objects the problems far outweigh the benefits.

> You're already doing a primitive form of versioning when you rename the
> files to FILE.yyyy.mm.dd.hh.mm.

Indeed they are.

I find Nigel's problem to be very interesting -- I'm glad I don't have
it!  :-)  (or rather if I did I'd want to be very well paid for solving it!)

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                                                                Greg A. Woods

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