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Joe Linux is like Joe Sixpack. Keep in mind that the average guy doesn't
know anything.<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:jbrockmeier@earthlink.net">jbrockmeier@earthlink.net</a> wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap="">On Sat, 11 May 2002, Joe Linux wrote:<br><br></pre>
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<pre wrap="">What is "CVS"?<br></pre>
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<pre wrap=""><!----><br>You call yourself "Joe Linux" and you don't know what CVS is? :) <br><br>CVS is "Concurrent Versions System" a package that allows multiple<br>people working on a software project to control revisions and such.<br>(A single person can use it as well, but it's aimed at groups...)<br><br>It's pretty much the default version control system for just about<br>any large Free Software/Open Source project - with the notable <br>exception of the Linux kernel, which uses Bitkeeper. The CVS <br>homepage is at <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.cvshome.org/">http://www.cvshome.org/</a>. KDE, GNOME and many, many<br>other projects allow you to "check out" the current source tree<br>using cvs so you can play with the latest bleeding edge software.<br>It's written for developers, by developers and the syntax and<br>usage is quite a bit less than intuitive or (IMHO) pleasant. <br><br>Take care,<br><br>Zonker<br></pre>
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