[ On Wednesday, August 9, 2000 at 16:15:47 (-0600), Tobias Weingartner wrote: ]
> Subject: Re: cvs-nserver and latest CVS advisory
>
> On Wednesday, August 9, Greg A. Woods wrote:
> > [ On Wednesday, August 9, 2000 at 11:18:56 (-0600), Tobias Weingartner wrote: ]
> > > Subject: Re: cvs-nserver and latest CVS advisory
> > >
> > > Then you are screwed. CVS was never meant to be used in this fashion. If you
> > > read the original paper, I believe that it basically says that in a cooperative
> > > environment, CVS works well. If you have a competitive environment, where
> > > users will try to torpedo other projects, then all bets are off.
> >
> > Now there's a topic for discussion and research!
> >
> > How do you foster productivity in a competitive environment where you
> > don't have anything as powerful as an employment contract to hold over
> > your developer's heads?
>
> I think you missed the point. By a fraction of a hair. Basically, I believe
> that one of the fundamental premises of the original CVS paper is an environment
> where cooperation abounds, rather than petty competitive and destructive forces.
Oh, I agree 100% with the premise of CVS being best used in a
co-operative environment!
I'm just saying that the converse (eg. a no-holds-barred competetive
environment -- remember Core Wars?) may also be an interesting model,
especially given our current discussion about security -- my premise
being that those developers who will not consider strong security as
fundamental in every aspect of their work will likely fail.
> There is a topic for discussion here, and quite possibly a research paper as
> well, which is to see how the environment affects the CVS model of working
> versioning software. IE: does the CVS model only work in a cooperative
> environment, or will it also work in a competitive environment? If there are
> effects, how do they manifest themselves, what are the risks, potential
> for loss, etc.
That's another interesting topic!
> Tongue in cheek, yes? IMHO, I believe that mutual cooperation will further
> the "cause" of software development in general to a much higher degree,
> than the darwinian bloodbath that destructive competition and weeding of
> the week will ever achieve...
I hope you're right, but I've already read a few SF scenarios where what
I propose is taken to the Nth degree! ;-)
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