Tim Jenness wrote:
> Dave Berry wrote:
> > Steve Rankin wrote:
> > > I think the only question is do we keep /classic and CVS inline for
> > > the couple of months?
> >
> > I think two months to get a fully mature system which has everything
> > in it and is as reliable as the old system is very optimistic.
>
> I think two months will be enough so long as it is actually given number
> one priority status for the next 2 months (with the support caveat).
I would agree with this...
> It's important though that ALL packages are entered onto the Wiki sooner
> rather than later, with notes on which packages have CVS/RCS repositories
> already, which ones require generic, etc, so that people can make informed
> decisions on which package they will be adding. It may even require DaveG
> to actually assign the unassigned packages to people so that there is some
> ownership of the process.
Considering the number of un-owned packages I think that's likely.
> Even if everything is in CVS without tar ball export, as Steve says, that
> still allows for building of the system on different platforms (including
> Mac - people are desperate for Mac Starlink, if I tell them once more that
> it will "just be a couple more months" I think that is going to break
> people, they've been patient but there is a large user base of influential
> people out there who can no longer use Starlink but ant to). Building a
> Mac disk image of Starlink will be easy once we have things in CVS.
Agreed. Getting everything into CVS is the next vital step that allows us
to do lots of "added goodness" for very little extra cost.
Al.
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