[p-1788:] Subversion repository created for working draft
IEEE P-1788 members:
I have created a subversion repository for the working draft
of the standard. This is to:
(a) allow multiple people to simultaneously work on a draft
of the standard in an orderly fashion.
(b) allow multiple, distributed backups of the files.
(Note: Subversion is a major tool for distributed development
of open-source systems, such as linux components.)
I have created an account for John Pryce, our lead technical
editor. However, I think he could use additional help (in
addition to Christian Keil, who himself is rather busy
with postdoctoral activities). Volunteers, especially those
who already are comfortable with subversion, will be welcome:
Please contact me and John, and I will create accounts and passwords
for you.
I have seeded the repository with an informational file, whose
contents are as follows:
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RBK - 2009/12/20/14:31GMT --
svn://hilbert.louisiana.edu/IEEE-P1788-working-drafts/readme.txt.
This repository is for working drafts of the P-1788 document.
The assumption is that the working document be in LaTeX. Anyone
can alter the document and post ("commit") the changes at any
time, and the system detects inconsistencies due to multiple
people working on multiple documents at a time. However, the
system works most smoothly if separate parts of the document are
put into separate files. Furthermore, when any person with
access to the repository updates their copy, they obtain a
complete copy of the repository (and all of the files in it).
The system is storage-efficient in the sense that it stores only
changes from one version to the next. Also, the versions are
numbered, comments can be inserted when a new version is
committed, and people can construct or restore earlier versions.
I have found Tortoise SVN to be an excellent SVN client on
MS-Windows, while I have been using the command-line interface
on Linux (and presumably also Mac) systems. People can add to
this file with additional information (e.g. good clients for
Mac.)
A guide to the Subversion system can be found at
http://svnbook.red-bean.com/
Ralph Baker Kearfott
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Sincerely,
Baker
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R. Baker Kearfott, rbk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (337) 482-5346 (fax)
(337) 482-5270 (work) (337) 993-1827 (home)
URL: http://interval.louisiana.edu/kearfott.html
Department of Mathematics, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
(Room 217 Maxim D. Doucet Hall, 1403 Johnston Street)
Box 4-1010, Lafayette, LA 70504-1010, USA
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