[cvsnt] CVSNT installation tips will be taken off the Interne t

[Thierry Lebourque]

Bo,

Don't even listen to this kind of guy !
You're doing a really good job that *is* usefull for a lot of people.

Thank you

Thierry LEBOURQUE

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : Bo Berglund [mailto:bo.berglund at telia.com]
> Envoyé : jeudi 20 mars 2003 08:09
> À : cvsnt at cvsnt.org
> Objet : [cvsnt] CVSNT installation tips will be taken off the Internet
> 
> 
> Dear 'macpherson',
> the installation guide you refer to is written by me (unrelated to
> CVSNT, I'm just an ordinary user trying to feed back) more than one
> year ago because I saw so many questions concerning how to actually
> set up the CVSNT server. It was at that time particularly a problem on
> the NT4 platform.
> I published it 'as-is' and I don't maintain it actively to follow all
> ane every small changes there is to the CVSNT program.
> 
> I don't accept accusations like yours and therefore tonight I will
> take the guide off the air. Then you will have to make do with
> whatever other information you may find relevant.
> Please realize that you pay zero money for the excellent product that
> compares to commercial products that cost many thousands of dollars in
> even a small company setup. This is an open source project.
> 
> I think tou are grossly out of line with your comments.
> And it seems like you don't even dare publish your own name to
> boot....
> 
> Bo Berglund
> 
> On Wed, 19 Mar 2003 10:06:00 -0800, "macpherson"
> <rmacpherson at verilet.com> wrote:
> 
> >There is an installation guide that claims to exist as a 
> result of a barrage
> >of complaints and you have to wonder about the quality if it 
> takes a storm
> >of comments just to get the install tested and documented. 
> Once you find
> >this missing DLL can then follow the installation guide 
> which is NFG to put
> >it politely. It's full of noise and missing critical steps: 
> e.g, there is no
> >way you can create a repository until you add your CVS 
> install directory to
> >the path. There is a checkbox that shows up on the 
> information page about
> >anti-virus but no text next to it? Now I understand why so 
> many steer people
> >away from this version of CVS. I don't think pathetic is too 
> strong a word
> >given we are now well into 2003.
> >
> >On the other hand it would not be fair assume it's all that 
> different given
> >the common code base and I am sure it works fine. They need 
> to make the
> >first time experience a positive one with a little 
> regression testing and
> >proper documentation. Still, think we will wipe out our 2000 
> box and put
> >Linux on it and use something that works out of the box. Had 
> no trouble
> >installing CVS on Linux at all.
> >
> 
> 
> /Bo
> (Bo Berglund, developer in Sweden)
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