Re: Postgres development model (was Re: CVS comment) - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Ross J. Reedstrom
Subject Re: Postgres development model (was Re: CVS comment)
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Msg-id 20040808165321.GB25193@cnx.rice.edu
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In response to Re: Postgres development model (was Re: CVS comment)  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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On Sun, Aug 08, 2004 at 01:18:02AM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@dcc.uchile.cl> writes:
> 
> > Maybe a better SCM could help with this, but I doubt it.
> 
> I haven't seen any particular reason why we should adopt another SCM.
> Perhaps BitKeeper or SubVersion would be better for our purposes than
> CVS, but are they enough better to justify the switchover costs?
> I doubt it.

CVS has it problems, and there are other SCM packages available that
address those, but the but the main problem for postgresql is shortage
of uber-hackers, as Tom says. Once that problems solved (more good
coders seasoned in the codebase) then it might be time to switch.
By then, they'll be even easier to use. ;-)

Ross
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