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From: Christopher Nielsen <cnielsen@pob...>
Subject: Re: [9fans] Python filesystem
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 03:10:02 -0800

On Thu, Nov 29, 2001 at 08:37:21AM +0100, Boyd Roberts wrote:

> > CVS or a derivative thereof, should be a filesystem. It seems to me that
> > something like ftpfs is very close to what a CVS fs could be.
> 
> It should probably be a filesystem, but nothing like ftpfs.  FTP
> is there to copy files.  CVS is just a meta RCS which is not a good
> thing.  RCS is useful and simple but it's useless if you want to use
> it for serial #'s in DNS zone files (SCCS is great for that, but not
> good for much else).
> 
> I think /n/dump needs a layer or a concept of grouping a chunk of stuff
> together which constitutes a release.

When I brought up subversion in an earlier thread, using some of
its ideas was more my intent instead of porting the tools with
which it seems tightly coupled. I didn't really have the time
to respond properly before, but Boyd seems to have articulated
some of what I wanted to say.

I like the idea of source control being an fs. It seems natural.
/n/dump is a very cool idea, but it is lacking in the scm arena.
That's not surprising, since it seems to me that it was designed
more for backups.

My suggestion is to take a look at the architecture of subversion
and find the bits that look useful and seem natural. Maybe we can
come up with a better scm system.

I'll be happy to work on such a beast, when/if I have the time.

-- 
Christopher Nielsen - Metal-wielding pyro techie
cnielsen@pob...
"Those who are willing to trade freedom for security deserve
 neither freedom nor security." --Benjamin Franklin