Re: Versioning from another perspective
Geoffrey M. Clemm (geoffrey.clemm@rational.com)
Mon, 20 Dec 1999 16:04:04 -0500
Date: Mon, 20 Dec 1999 16:04:04 -0500
Message-Id: <9912202104.AA07739@tantalum>
From: "Geoffrey M. Clemm" <geoffrey.clemm@rational.com>
To: ietf-dav-versioning@w3.org
In-Reply-To: <199912202038.PAA11699@bjork.codefab.com> (message from Bill
Subject: Re: Versioning from another perspective
From: Bill Bumgarner <bbum@codefab.com>
Specifically, it is my goal to use an implementation of the
versioning specification that will result from this discussion to
implement a fully featured [GPL'd] revision control and configuration
management system for use in software development projects.
That is definitely an area the protocol is intended to address.
As such, I'm interested in a dialog centered around how,
exactly, the versioning functionality would be used in a client/server
environment to manage production source trees [including branch
development and configuration management issues]. The result of this
discussion would be two fold; use cases demonstrating how various
common source management operations would be carried out and
validation of the ideas behind the design of the versioning standard
against yet-another-working-model.
That dialog would be dead center on topic. Tim Ellison is currently
preparing a sequence of use cases, so anyone who is willing to review
those or prepare additional ones is heartily encouraged to do so.
If appropriate, I would be happy to sponsor a mailing list for
such a discussion. I will be on vacation from this Wednesday until
January 5th-- if a separate mailing list is appropriate, I will create
it (and the associated web based archive) upon my return.
Please feel free to hold this discussion on this mailing list.
Cheers,
Geoff
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Geoffrey M. Clemm
Chief Engineer, Configuration Management Business Unit
Rational Software Corporation
(781) 676-2684 geoffrey.clemm@rational.com http://www.rational.com