Al is correct; while the initial discussion re subversion is somewhat interesting, there seems to be a rush to choose a technology solution before the problem is understood. what's going on here needs to be treated as a software development project. use cases neeed to be syndicated; the forces and the dynamics of those forces need to be considered. then and only then can the right team go off and engineer an initial solution...and then that solution needs to be grown incrementally and iteratively. you may get a quick solution now, but the muesum will pay for it big time in the future. Grady Booch IBM Fellow    Voice:    (303) 986-2405    Mobile:  (303) 898-7091    Fax:        (303) 987-2141    Video:    (303) 795-6587/6626    GPS:       39.620/-105.076    Notes:    Grady Booch/Boulder/IBM    E-mail:   gbooch@us.ibm.com    Avatar:  Alem Theas <table width=100%> <tr valign=top> <td width=40%>Al Kossow <aek@bitsavers.org> Sent by: scc_active-bounces@computerhistory.org 04/06/07 08:38 PM <td width=59%> <table width=100%> <tr valign=top> <td> <div align=right>To</div> <td> <tr valign=top> <td> <div align=right>cc</div> <td>scc_active@computerhistory.org <tr valign=top> <td> <div align=right>Subject</div> <td>Re: [SCC_Active_Members] Subversion as a basis for software archive</table> <table> <tr valign=top> <td> <td></table> </table> <tt>Van Snyder wrote: > How about CVS or SCCS?  I think these are based on plain files. > Would the collective 'we' on this list please refrain from suggesting solutions to this 'problem' until the museum staff has time to actually generate a REQUIREMENTS document? I'm sorry about being so blunt, but as an engineer I cannot understand how any sort of rational discussion on this subject can be made until the actual problem to solve is presented. _______________________________________________ SCC_active mailing list SCC_active@computerhistory.org http://mail.computerhistory.org/mailman/listinfo/scc_active </tt>