[Info-vax] Where to locate software

[Kerry Main]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Info-vax [mailto:info-vax-bounces at info-vax.com] On Behalf Of
> Johnny Billquist via Info-vax
> Sent: 15-Jun-16 5:19 AM
> To: info-vax at info-vax.com
> Cc: Johnny Billquist <bqt at softjar.se>
> Subject: Re: [New Info-vax] Where to locate software

[snip..]

> I've been trying to keep out of this thread, but could people just
> clarify one thing for me. What is CVS and SVN classified as here? Are
> they distributed version control systems, or centralized?
> 
> Because the normal flow of work is never that you lock files when
> working on them in these systems, but I did get the impressions that
> people classified them as centralized. Which then confuses me, as
> people
> somehow put an equal sign between centralized and locking.
> 
> And if CVS and SVN are defined as distributed, then what is the
> argument
> between them and GIT about?
> 
> 	Johnny

>From earlier post by Lawrence - article has nice theory and summary 
(bit dated, but still pretty good)

http://www.fossil-scm.org/index.html/doc/trunk/www/index.wiki

Regards,

Kerry Main
Kerry dot main at starkgaming dot com