-=> On 08-26-20 11:45, Nelgin wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

 Ne> But you still end up overwriting anything you changed whether you get
 Ne> the latest zip or whether you pull the latest direct from git.

Will have to see how it's done.  

 Ne> I totally agree that versioning systems are not meant for software
 Ne> distribution. Many sysops can barely scape by with Linux and CVS
 Ne> without throwing in the added complication of git. I feel this is going
 Ne> to force those on the fence about giving up their BBS to go away, or
 Ne> may push others to not bother installing updates any more. I'm likely
 Ne> to be in that crowd. I don't have a lot of time to dedicate to my BBS
 Ne> right now as it is, without having to jump through hoops to update it.

Guess I've spent too much time pulling source out of git and compiling lately.
;)

 Ne> While I can understand this is useful for DM and other developers, I
 Ne> can only see this hurting sbbs in the end because cvs just works, and
 Ne> now it doesn't and sysops are going to be forced to make changes they
 Ne> don't want or don't need. I'm all for progress, but this seems like a
 Ne> regresion to me.

Sounds like it certainly does make the development side easier.  As for pulling
stuff out of CVS, I think I only ever did that once or twice (other than a full
installation or upgrade).

 Ne> This, of course, is MHO and I'll probably just be accused of whining
 Ne> over nothing. We'll see...

Time will tell, let's see how it plays out. :)


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