On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 07:13:51PM -0700, Mike Swanson wrote: > Paul M wrote: > >On 23/06/2009, at 6:44 AM, Fernando Quintero wrote: > > > >>Hello list, > >> > >>I have a question: > >> > >>I was reading about version control systems and i found a lot of the > >>distributed software "with best performance", but really i don't > >>know much > >>about it. > >>There are some technicals or philosophicals reasons why the OpenBSD > >>repository does not change to something other than CVS? > > > > > >You seem to make the assumption that _everything_ else is better > >than CVS. > >This may be your opinion, but that's all it is. > > > > > >paulm > > > Well, I suppose it is better than RCS or SCCS, and in some small ways, > CVS even did things right that SVN gets wrong (namely, tags). But to > imply that CVS is better than (or equal to) Mercurial or Git is a bit > ridiculous :)
To assume that it is not superiour in the particular application to which it is being put is also ridiculous. Having 1000 extra features you don't use and will never use is not an advantage. .... Ken
