[Savannah-register-public] [task #4370] Submission of Concurrent Versions System

[Derek Robert Price]

URL:
  <http://savannah.gnu.org/task/?func=detailitem&item_id=4370>

                 Summary: Submission of Concurrent Versions System
                 Project: Savannah Administration
            Submitted by: dprice
            Submitted on: Wed 07/06/2005 at 20:44
         Should Start On: Wed 07/06/2005 at 00:00
   Should be Finished on: Sat 07/16/2005 at 00:00
                Category: Project Approval
                Priority: 5 - Normal
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
        Percent Complete: 0%
             Open/Closed: Open
                  Effort: 0.00

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Details:


Site Admin. Approval/Edition URL:
 <https://savannah.gnu.org/admin/groupedit.php?group_id=7788>


###### ORIGINAL SUBMISSION DETAILS ######

System Group Name:
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  cccvs


Full Name:
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  Concurrent Versions System
  

Type:
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  non-GNU software & documentation


License:
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  GNU General Public License V2 or later


Other License: 
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Description:
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  CVS is the Concurrent Versions System, the dominant open-source
network-transparent version control system. CVS is useful for everyone from
individual developers to large, distributed teams:

    * Its client-server access method lets developers access the latest code
from anywhere there's an Internet connection.
    * Its unreserved check-out model to version control avoids artificial
conflicts common with the exclusive check-out model.
    * Its client tools are available on most platforms.


This is the actual CVS, currently hosted on cvshome.org, and I am one of three
principal maintainers.  The CVS maintainers have agreed that it would be a
good idea to move from cvshome.org to Savannah.  I can open a ticket to import
the original CVS CVS repository once this project is approved.


Other Software Required:
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  These are probably considered as found in a minimal free OS, but:

zlib
GNU diffutils
GNULIB


Other Comments:
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  I'm not sure I like the system name I chose - "cvs" is ruled out if you use
it as a repository module name since it conflicts with the "CVS" metadir on
checkout to a case-insensitive file system like WOE32, but the "ccvs" we use
elsewhere and which CVS developers are used to already appears to be taken on
Savannah.

Perhaps something like "-cvs", or even "Ccvs", since I presume your file
system is case sensitive, would be more appropriate.

Finally, I declared that CVS is non-GNU software because it seemed simplest
and I have never received an email on this topic from RMS, as your page
suggested I should have, but it is listed as both GNU and non-GNU in various
locations on www.gnu.org.  I have asked address@hidden for clarification on this
topic in the past without receiving a response.  I am happy to leave it listed
as non-GNU if it seems simplest and/or fastest, but if you know how to receive
timely clarifcation on this issue, please feel free to do so and change the
listed status if necessary.

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