Larry Jones wrote:
> Your impression is mistaken -- the official CVS source repository (see
> the "Developer Information" page at www.cyclic.com) is still up and
> running for both anonymous and non-anonymous (i.e., developer) access.
> It survived the transition from Cyclic to SourceGear quite nicely, and
> lots of changes have been checked in since the last (1.10.8) release.
Makes my job easier. At least for now. :)
> Since the current repository is still active, you need to handle this
> very carefully to ensure that changes don't get lost in the process.
> Best would be to get the actual machine containing the repository from
> SourceGear (which is what they did when they bought Cyclic). Failing
> that, you need to coordinate with them to get a complete copy of the
> repository (so you keep all the revision history) and ensure that they
> disable access (at least check-in) during the transition period (which
> you should try to keep as short as possible).
I've been assuming SourceGear and OA have been making backups and would aim
for minimum downtime in any case, but I decided to look into it. I'll let
you know.
> Oh, and before I forget: Wecome aboard!
Thanks. :) I like working on CVS. Should be interesting, at least.
If I didn't think it'd come off as too cliche or hollow or something, I'd
probably let you know I like supporting open source and free software in
general, too. ;)
Derek
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