Re: Bug#323855: ITP: opencvs -- OpenBSD CVS implementation with special emphasis in security
Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña <jfs@computer.org> writes:
> On Thu, Aug 18, 2005 at 07:31:38PM -0400, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote:
>> > > most popular open source revision control software.
>> >
>> > And among the most horrible ones.
>> >
>> Agreed. Why anyone would bother to reimplement an already existing free
>> tool is beyond me.
>
> For several reasons, one being that the BSD folks use CVS extensively, it's
> part of how the ports system (and upgrades) work.
How does their extensive use of it explain why they would reimplement
it?
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