All GNU source is free. People can charge you for their packaging and other "value added" things, but the source must always be free. In the case of CVS, you can probably download everything you need from their web site free of charge. -Mike -----Original Message----- From: Lawrence Lile [mailto:llile@TOASTMASTER.COM] Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 11:12 AM To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU Subject: Re: [PIC]: coding style I notice it is GNU - is it free or do you have to pay for it? --Lawrence ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dale Botkin" To: Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 12:33 PM Subject: Re: [PIC]: coding style > On Wed, 19 Jun 2002, Lawrence Lile wrote: > > > Yow! - CVS looks complex and smells like it has security issues. Do I > > understand correctly that it stores your project documents on somebody > > else's server? This gives me the shivers. If I was doing a far-flung GNU > > project with a bunch of volunteer programmers this might be a good system to > > use. > > Though it can be very complex in full blown use, it can also be pretty > simple. I have CVS set up on my own local Linux system and only I use it > for my own projects. It's been a godsend... you can produce a complete > history of changes, revert back to the last working version, all kinds of > things you wish you could do when you accidentally step on something. It > takes a little while to learn (couple hours or so), and I still have not > been able to make heads or tails of the Winows CVS client, though I'm sure > it's simpler than I'm making it. > > If you have a UNIX system of some sort around, I highly recommend it - > even for a single person. > > Dale > > -- > http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! > email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body > > -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body