[Info-vax] History of DECSET / CMS

[Andrew Shaw]

Hi folks,

I need to educate my colleagues behind the history of CMS which is what all our VMS development processes are built around (no surprise there) - because these processes have gradually morphed and matured over a period of some 20+ years, probably a lot longer.

I am being asked why we are not using git and as part of my answer I would like to provide some factual background about CMS' robust history.

I am guessing it started back in the VAX days, or was it even earlier than that?
Was it always part of DECSET?