How about 7 track tapes?

On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 9:41 AM, Michael Wild <[email protected]> wrote:
> I vote for sending diffs on 8" floppies (3.5" are such fiddly things) and use 
> tar for archiving purposes. And all contributors are encouraged to use ed to 
> do the coding since it is much less distracting than any of the alternatives.
>
>
> On 1. Apr, 2010, at 14:54 , Daniel Blezek wrote:
>
>> Hmmm, SCCS seems a bit unusable, especially for noobs.  Based on this post
>> http://www.newt.com/scm/rcs-sccs, I suggest we move to RCS.
>>
>> One question: what is this thing called a "3.5 inch floppy"?
>>
>> Happy 4/1/10
>>
>>
>> On 4/1/10 6:18 AM, "Bill Hoffman" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> After trying git for a while, the CMake developers have decided that git
>>>  is way too complicated, and allows too many edits to take place
>>> simultaneously.   So, we have decided to use sccs instead.  With sccs,
>>> only one developer at a time can change a file, this avoids conflicting
>>> edits to being made to the source tree, and should increase the
>>> stability of CMake.  Since there are no network protocols supported by
>>> sccs, we will have to use a single SAMBA share to host the repository.
>>> Since we can not export this share outside Kitware, only developers
>>> located in the Clifton Park office of Kitware will be able to checkout a
>>> file for edit.  If external developers need to change a file, they will
>>> have to email one of the CMake developers and ask them to check it out
>>> locally at Kitware.  Once the CMake dev gets a lock on the file, we will
>>> email that version to the outside contributor.  After changes are made,
>>> the file should be emailed back to Kitware, or sent on a 3.5 inch floppy
>>> disk to:
>>>
>>> CMake SCCS revisions at Kitware
>>> 28 Corporate Drive
>>> Clifton Park, NY 12065
>>>
>>> The change will happen today and today only.
>>>
>>> -Bill
>>>
>>>
>>
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