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Re: Why not to use CVS

 Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@datasync.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> >>"Dale" == Dale Scheetz <dwarf@polaris.net> writes:
> 
> Dale> As the current Testing Director I have two points to correct
> Dale> here.
> 
> Dale> a. Testers don't have the source. They are only working with
> Dale>    binaries.
> Dale> b. Adding testers to source management increases the
> Dale>    number of people making changes to the source.
> 
>       c. Requiring testers to understand the bagaries of CVS severly
>          reduces the number and *type* of testers we can get.
> 
>  I understood that one did not have to be a programmer in order to
>  contribute to the project as a tester, indeed, we *need* some non
>  computer people to make us aware of the glitches in the system (after
>  watching graduate students in what is rated to be one of the better
>  computer scince departments in the US struggle with CVS, I am
>  convinced this must not be trivial). ;-)
> 

Those who wish to test without using CVS (i.e. just using the binaries) are 
not impeded in doing so if CVS was used.  It may make it harder for them to 
test using source , depending on how things were implemented.  IMO those who 
dont have enough knowledge to learn how to use CVS are unlikely to 
gain/provide much insight by inspecting source anyways.

Richard.