----- Original Message -----
From: Craig Saunders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2000 6:34 PM
Subject: Re: What is Cederqvist?
> I find this all very amusing because when I suggested that
> we should have an FAQ (which would include answers to
> questions like this) I was told by the loud, obnoxious
> old-timers that we don't need an FAQ - All the answers
> are in The Cederqvist.
>
> But what if you don't know what The Cederqvist is? :*)
Go to the CVS home page, browse and in less than 10 minutes you'll know
(that and more!).
> My conclusion is that the old-timers want to have their
> obscure lingo so that they can feel superior. They can
> then separate themselves from the masses while at the
> same time, still feel good by professing to want to help
> the down-trodden with open-source projects. Uggh.
I'm brand new to CVS (relatively). However, I took the time to research a
bit.
> > >Indeed, I'm glad to have someone finally confirm my theory that
> > >"The Cederqvist" and cvs.info are one and the same -- and I've
> > >been using CVS since version 1.2 or 1.3.
> >
> > >Technical terminology is one thing; jargon for its own sake risks
> > >the charge of willful obscurantism.
> >
> >
> > On the other hand, I'm a total newbie to CVS, but one of the first
things I
> > found out was what the "Cederqvist" was.
Ditto!
