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Just some quick comments - My team moved from SourceSafe to CVS a while back - SourceSafe was falling appart, and they recommend the database be between 2 - 5 gb in sizie and we were outgrowing this limitiation. We currently run a cvs server on Linux, and we all connect with just the client stuff out of cvsnt, and have found it to be fantastic. A few drawbacks that our team has hit: - Binary file management is somewhat sticky as you have to manually mark all of the extensions that are binary type in CVS - 3rd party utilities help with this (such as TortoiseCVS), but it can still be sticky, especially if you check in a bunch of files that weren't previsouly marked as binary and then need to go back and do it correctly. - The learning curve can be quite substantial - we came from a SourceSafe mind set and found that the vocabulary and procedures are quite different between the two - e.g. CVS makes the distinction between an initial add of a projec to the repository(cvs import), and a later add of additional files (cvs add). This has also caused a few of our developers to be some what distrusting of the repository (which is understandable), but takes time to learn to use and appreciate. A few of the reasons why we switched to it - - We needed cheap/good sourcecode control, supporting branching and tagging. (of which CVS does both) - We couldn't use SourceSafe anymore >>> "Johnson, Mark " <Mark.Johnson2 at ingenix.com> 8/31/2004 11:21:14 AM >>> I am managing the source code for a commercial project, which is moving from a high priced SCM product to cvs. I am relatively new to cvs, and I mistakenly thought that cnsnt was a Windows only product, and cvs was a non-windows only product...I have been set straight. I played with cvsnt on windows with only limited success. The server hung often. This may have been due to an under-resourced PC, so I hesitate to blame cvsnt. I prefer the Linux environment, and look forward to testing cvsnt there. Our developers have windows workstations, and use Eclipse, and have the option of also using WinCVS and/or TortoiseCVS. I plan to use WinCVS, especially if we go with cvsnt for our server (on Linux). With this info, I have a couple questions. 1. Can someone give me an honest summary of the advantages/disadvantages of cvsnt over cvs (or point me to a link). 2. I assume Eclipse and Tortoise are designed for standard cvs note cvsnt. What problems will I experience if the developers are using these interfaces to access cvsnt? Will it cause problems, or will they just lose some functionality? What functionality will they lose (if not answered in first question). Thanks in advance Mark Johnson This e-mail, including attachments, may include confidential and/or proprietary information, and may be used only by the person or entity to which it is addressed. If the reader of this e-mail is not the intended recipient or his or her authorized agent, the reader is hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by replying to this message and delete this e-mail immediately. "Secure Server" made the following annotations on 08/31/2004 12:21:22 PM ------------------------------"This e-mail, including attachments, may include confidential and/or proprietary information, and may be used only by the person or entity to which it is addressed. If the reader of this e-mail is not the intended recipient or his or her authorized agent, the reader is hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by replying to this message and delete this e-mail immediately." ============================== _______________________________________________ cvsnt mailing list cvsnt at cvsnt.org cvsnt downloads at march-hare.com @CVSNT on Twitter CVSNT on Facebook http://www.cvsnt.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/cvsnt https://www.march-hare.com/cvspro/en.asp#downcvs