Re: Let's stop using CVS for debian.org website

[Rhonda D'Vine <rhonda@deb.at>]

* Jonas Smedegaard <jonas@jones.dk> [2016-11-24 12:20:35 CET]:
> Interesting data points.
> 
> Can you get these related data points too? - relevant for those with 
> limited internet bandwidth (as is the case for some translators):
> 
>   * amount of data transfered over the wire for initial full git clone
>   * amount of data transfered over the wire for shallow git clone
>   * amount of data transfered over the wire for CVS clone
>   * disk space used for CVS clone

 I'm not completey sure the data transfered for CVS clone or disk space
used for CVS clone is relevant.  The point is that translators don't
have a full checkout of CVS when they have resource issues:  Me myself
had for years and years only english and german subdirectory checked
out and ignored all the other languages on my harddisk.  That is one of
the core points why CVS is really really helpful and useful for
translators with not so well connected networks or older harddisks
- which is not so uncommon in lesser developed countries where
translations are much more valueable than over here to reduce the
barrier.

 And the disk space for CVS clone is almost nearly just the files
themself.  The metadata in the CVS subdirectory is four files, two of
them with just one line, one with a line for every file/subdirectory
including timestamp/revision of the files.

 That's of not relevant size in comparison to any other VCS, like svn
has the whole working copy a second time in the .svn subdirectory (to be
able to produce offline diffs) and git has also the complete objects
including history in the .git subdirectory).  I doubt you'll get any
relevant data from counting in the CVS subdirectory metadata. :)

 Please don't fall into such details, I've heard people willing to ship
harddisk around for those who don't have enough diskspace for a full
checkout - but that doesn't solve the network issues and is rather short
sighted.

 So long,
Rhonda
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