Hi, As someone completely new to OpenBSD the one immediate first impression that most peculiarly sticks out like a sore thumb to me is the Project’s use of CVS for source code management. In the class I’m taking (the one for whose class project I just recently downloaded OpenBSD/macppc for the first time to install on IBM PowerPC 970/970MP-based Apple G5 hardware), we all use git for SCM which I think is typical at most universities nowadays (at least in the U. S.). I am curious why the Project continues to use CVS and/or if developers have in the past considered migrating the codebase to a distributed SCM system like Mercurial which IMHO might make branching and merging easier on developers, especially more recent developers coming out of universities. Is it because the Project prefers using a centralized versus distributed SCM system? Or is it just because that’s just the way it has always been done and why change that? And would migration to something like hg be a possibility in the future that might possibly lower the psychological barrier of entry for newer developers? (And btw this is meant as a sincere question with no intention to start a contentious debate; really just asking out of curiosity because seeing CVS diffs in the mailing lists was what visually jumped out most prominently to me for the first time; I’m sure after spending more time with OpenBSD it could be something I could just get used to.)
Thanks for all the wonderful responses to my previous post which really helped me gain a better understanding of the Project! All the best, Austin “If you want to change the future, start living as if you’re already there.” —Lynn Conway
