[#3006] CVS repository — "Eugene Scripnik" <hoaz@...>

Hello.

21 messages 2004/06/16
[#3008] Re: CVS repository — ts <decoux@...> 2004/06/16

>>>>> "E" == Eugene Scripnik <hoaz@gala.net> writes:

[#3009] Re: CVS repository — Michal Rokos <michal@...> 2004/06/16

Hi!

[#3057] Ruby 1.8.2 to be released. — matz@... (Yukihiro Matsumoto)

Hi,

20 messages 2004/06/23

Re: CVS repository

From: "Eugene Scripnik" <hoaz@...>
Date: 2004-06-16 09:06:07 UTC
List: ruby-core #3012
Hello.

> On Wednesday 16 of June 2004 10:29, ts wrote:
> >  An anonymous access is potentially dangerous (this is how the ruby 
> > CVS was cracked) and actually it's really difficult to trust 
> > anonymous CVS and give a public access.
> >
> > p.s. : some persons has tried to crack one private CVS server at 
> > moulon, they failed only because there were no anonymous access 
> > (I've never trusted CVS :-(()
> 
> Isn't it time to move from CVS to Subversion|BitKeeper|arch|whatever U

> like? :) -- I mean this for ruby's CVS...
> 
> It could be good for treating ChangeLog as well - we could have this 
> automatically generated (I'm too lazy to change ChangeLog by hand...)

CVS is cracked due to its wide use. I don't think that other products
are more secure then CVS is. This is like viruses - they are written
mostly for Windows systems.

Back to the topic: when will latest ruby changes be available to fetch?

WBR, Eugene Scripnik


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