svn - but smaller?

[Ian Smith]

On Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:38:33 +0000, Matthew Seaman wrote:
 > On 25/01/2013 13:38, Ian Smith wrote:
 > > I'm trying to work out exactly when support for checking out 9-STABLE 
 > > CVS sources - and I'm only talking about system sources here - will end?
 > 
 > The date that CVS for src will cease to be kept in sync with SVN and
 > when cvsup etc. are officially withdrawn for src -- that date has not
 > been announced yet[*]  All we know with any certainly is that CVS is
 > deprecated and will be withdrawn sooner rather than later.
 > 
 > There will be an announcement closer to the end-date once that has
 > firmed up.  I assume that there will be a reasonable grace period for
 > die-hard CVS/cvsup users to finish getting themselves sorted out,
 > although given the quantity of advance warnings sensible people will
 > already be well advanced (if not complete) in their projects for
 > migrating away.
 > 
 > 	Cheers,
 > 
 > 	Matthew

Thankyou for that Matthew.  Hopefully by then we might have something 
lighter than full-blown SVN for die-hard (cough) and newbie users alike.

 > [*] Unlike ports CVS which is closing down on 28th February

Sure.  Deadlines are fine, especially whilever still in the future :)

cheers, Ian