On Wed, January 24, 2007 4:21 pm, Andrew Lentvorski wrote: > Tracy R Reed wrote: >> Andrew Lentvorski wrote: >>> If you are developing software, you have to *know* your dependency >>> chain. Choosing a dependency of "RedHat Enterprise Linux 4" gets you >>> in massive trouble when something breaks. >> >> The version control a piece of software was built with is usually not >> considered a dependency of the software, right? People who install >> Windows have no idea what MS uses for version control, for example. > > Not for the *delivered* piece of software. The client doesn't care > about your version control for obvious reasons (they should never see it). > > Internally, you bet the version control is part of the dependencies. I > know that an ISO 9000 certification depends upon it. I don't know if > HIPAA (health care) demands it. > > -a
Generally speaking the FDA mandates that 1. you will have an SCM plan 2. it will be a reasonable plan 3. you will follow it. You'd be surprised how far beyond the capabilities of many organizations this simple requirement is. -- Lan Barnes SCM Analyst Linux Guy Tcl/Tk Enthusiast Biodiesel Brewer -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
