[lazarus] An alternative to CVS - OpenAvenue.com

[Cliff Baeseman]

We use starbase web connect for a little bit of stuff at work  "IT SUCKS",

linux cvs is still the best versioning system I have used.

Cliff
-----Original Message-----
From: michael at tfdec1.fys.kuleuven.ac.be <michael at tfdec1.fys.kuleuven.ac.be>
To: lazarus at miraclec.com <lazarus at miraclec.com>
Date: Saturday, July 03, 1999 9:09 AM
Subject: Re: [lazarus] An alternative to CVS - OpenAvenue.com


>
>
>On Fri, 2 Jul 1999, Shane Miller wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the link.  I submitted a request to see what it's all about.
>>
>> Shane
>>
>>
>> >>> "Thomas R. Wilk" <Tom_Wilk at compuserve.com> 07/02 12:23 PM >>>
>> All,
>>
>> Although I am new to the open source movement, and hence do not want to
>> overstep my bounds.... I would like to suggest that the Lazarus team
>> consider using the FREE services of newly formed OpenAvenue.com
>> (http://www.openave.com).   OpenAvenue is headed up by former Borland
>> employee (Jason Minard) and offers free SCM hosting of open source
>> projects.  OpenAvenue uses StarTeam (http://www.starbase.com) technology.
>> I'm no CVS expert, but it seems to be a more advanced collaboration
>> soluition then CVS and email.
>
>1) Starbase is windows based completely - up to intergration with the
windows
>   explorer. For a Linux project, the use is rather limited.
>   Openavenue says EXPLICITLY: 'If it can be hosted on NT, We'll host it.'
>   It is also more aimed on companies that want to produce open source
>   software.
>
>2) Until now, it's all talk. They have nothing working yet, afaik.
>   If you look at what they offer (openavenue, that is) they only offer
>   FTP and HTTP space (plus scripting), with email adresses etc.
>   No version management system is mentioned, except for CVSweb :-)
>
>That rather limits the usability for Lazarus, IMHO.
>
>Michael.
>
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