On Wednesday, February 23, "Noel L Yap" wrote:
> There's currently no global .cvsrc. There's been discussion about it, but
> AFAIK, noone has begun any work on it. Personally, I would find it useful, but
> we work around the issue using symlinks and copies (the global .cvsrc doesn't
> change much anyway).
This sort of thing (to me at least) is indicative of a group of people who
do not understand CVS, do not understand how it works, and are being spoon-
fed in order for them to be able to work with CVS. The type of people that
I tend to refer to as wintel-weenies.
While a global configuration method may well be a good thing for CVS, I'm
still hoping that the world will become a better place, people will try to
understand the tools they use, and in general will not be scared to actually
read a manual, or a web page, that describes the possibility of having their
own .cvsrc file.
Then again, I would not be surprised if the same people are the ones that
think they need locking, when they do not. In some sense, a cheap parting
shot, but before you answer and flame away, take a minute, and think about
what I just said...
--Toby.
