CVS is a version control system, an important component of Source Configuration Management (SCM).
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Ohloh Analysis Summary
- Mostly written in shell script
- Mature, well-established codebase
- Small development team
- Artistic License may conflict with GPL
Updated 06 Sep 2008 05:38 UTC
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Really getting old
by rds
CVS is good thanks to its popularity and frequent integration in most tools (IDE, software factories, well just about everywhere).
However, it's old, does not handle change sets and does not version directories. The only SCM I know which has less features I know is PVCS.
If you use CVS, it is really time to move to subversioN.
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Just good enough
by TheAlienist
CVS is the grand-daddy of source versioning systems and it shows. It's got all of the charm and reliability of a '88 ford taurus. It aint pretty, but by gosh it's everywhere!
What's there to like? It mostly works. Some projects have 10+ years of history using it. However, it has some pretty basic problems too. Tagging and branching is not only hard, it's slow and cumbersome.
Even with the massive adoption it's had, it's
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