subversion 1.5.2 short description comment about CVS is unprofessional and irritating

[moody@…]

% port search subversion subversion devel/subversion 1.5.2 A cvs like version control system, but without the suck

I use both CVS and SVN. Characterizing svn as 'cvs without the suck' is sophomoric and serves no purpose.

Can this be changed?

Thanks,

jjm

[danielluke (Daniel J. Luke)]

It's not written in stone, but I don't see it as a problem (I am pretty sure that that line was written by a previous maintainer sometime in 2004 or earlier).

I also use both and svn was initially designed to deal with some shortcomings of CVS, so while it's a bit silly, I think the description is apt.

If you have a suggestion for improvement, let me know.

[moody@…]

Thanks for the response.

Fink describes svn as follows: "A compelling replacement for CVS". Tigris describes svn: "Subversion was originally designed to be a better CVS." Wikipedia: "Its goal is to be a mostly-compatible successor to the widely used CVS."

How about: "A popular version control system, designed to replace CVS."

jjm

[danielluke (Daniel J. Luke)]

Even though I think it didn't really need to be changed, and that the old description was a little charming (and quirky), I've updated the short description.

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