Hi, can I ask just what is confusing about the term 'repository'?
It has been used for years - if it isnt broke don't fix it! Alastair Cannon Configuration Management CoUk WebServices EDS (UK) Limited Mobile +44 (0)7825118181 E-Mail [email protected] E-Mail [email protected] Electronic Data Systems Ltd Registered Office:, Lansdowne House, Berkeley Square, London W1J 6ER Registered in England no: 53419 VAT number: 432 99 5915 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Thien-Thi Nguyen Sent: 22 June 2010 01:47 To: Keith Thompson Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: Terminology suggestion () Keith Thompson <[email protected]> () Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:09:54 -0700 I suggest that the phrase "repository file" would be less confusing than the word "repository". I tend to think of an RCS directory and its contents as a "repository", and I'm sure I'm not alone in this. This would also be more consistent with the CVS documentation's use of the term "repository". Thanks for the feedback. I think "repository file" sounds fine, too, and backwards (forward, sideways) consistency with CVS is a good idea. What do you think about changing the diagnostic/error messages? On the one hand, RCS 5.7 has been out so long that i can imagine tools breaking if they're doing string comparisons on those messages. On the other hand, such tools earn low marks for doing that and such breakage might encourage them to be upgraded more sooner than later. Hmmmm. thi
