Should we rename the MASTER forest?

[Eric Armstrong]

David Herron wrote:
>>> ...over time the URL's would read
>>>
>>> http://hg.openjdk.java.net/openjdk7
>>> http://hg.openjdk.java.net/openjdk8
>>> http://hg.openjdk.java.net/openjdk9
>>> ... 
   <snip>
> 
> This is different in many ways from SCM systems that use a central 
> repository like CVS does.  Where in CVS you would tag the repository at 
> a given release, and then do per-release work in a branch... this is 
> where we instead use multiple repositories.  Speaking for myself I've 
> found branches and tags in CVS to be confusing, despite having used CVS 
> of and on for 15 yrs, but multiple repositories in TeamWare is very 
> straightforward. 
> 
Glad to hear I wasn't the only one who was confused.
I am wondering about bug fixes though. Was it easier
or harder in CVS to apply a fix across multiple branches?

I know we're not worrying about docs yet, but the need for
replicating changes in multiple repositories is already
straining an over-taxed docs department.

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Eric Armstrong, Document Systems Architect, Sun Microsystems
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