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+> Currently, the code and interface of Bugs Everywhere speaks loosely
+> about the term “RCS”. Sometimes it means “revision control system”
+> referring in general to these types of system, and sometimes it talks
+> about GNU RCS, a specific system.
+
+I don't think we ever rever to GNU RCS.  Our current libbe.rcs.RCS
+default implementation is a "don't version" backend for BE, but
+perhaps this is what you're refereing to.
+
+> I propose that “Version Control System” (“VCS”) has emerged as a
+> consensus term to refer to such systems in general, with no specific
+> reference to any particular system.
+
+Fair enough.
+
+> This will change some interface (e.g. the ‘rcs_name’ configuration
+> setting, and some of the methods on objects), but making this change
+> while Bugs Everywhere is small will be much less painful than making it
+> later.
+
+Hmm, we really need a method for upgrading the on-disk BugDir version.
+It's hard when you need to maintain backwards compatibilty with
+earlier versions in the VCS history....
+
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+Author: W. Trevor King <wking@drexel.edu>
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+Content-type: text/plain
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+Date: Mon, 03 Aug 2009 23:26:22 +0000
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+In-reply-to: a92f97a4-e9fe-43f7-bf56-5862b03a2641
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+Howdy all,
+
+Currently, the code and interface of Bugs Everywhere speaks loosely
+about the term “RCS”. Sometimes it means “revision control system”
+referring in general to these types of system, and sometimes it talks
+about GNU RCS, a specific system.
+
+I propose that “Version Control System” (“VCS”) has emerged as a
+consensus term to refer to such systems in general, with no specific
+reference to any particular system.
+
+So I'd like to modify the Bugs Everywhere code to disambiguate: the term
+“VCS” will be used consistently to refer to version control systems in
+general, and “RCS” will only ever refer to GNU RCS.
+
+This will change some interface (e.g. the ‘rcs_name’ configuration
+setting, and some of the methods on objects), but making this change
+while Bugs Everywhere is small will be much less painful than making it
+later.
+
+Any objections? Any alternative suggestions?
+
+-- 
+ \       “I watched the Indy 500, and I was thinking that if they left |
+  `\         earlier they wouldn't have to go so fast.” —Steven Wright |
+_o__)                                                                  |
+Ben Finney
+
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+Alt-id: <87d49879v7.fsf@benfinney.id.au>
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+Author: Ben Finney <ben@benfinney.id.au>
+
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+Content-type: text/plain
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+Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:37:16 +1000
+
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+creator: W. Trevor King <wking@drexel.edu>
+
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+reporter: W. Trevor King <wking@drexel.edu>
+
+
+severity: minor
+
+
+status: open
+
+
+summary: 'Terminology: Version control system vs. RCS'
+
+
+time: Mon, 03 Aug 2009 23:10:02 +0000
+