Re: self signed certificates patch

[Alexey M. <al...@hs...>]

>>>>> "AD" == Alberto Dainotti <al...@ur...> writes:

 >> > Don't you think it could be useful ?  Probably. Right now we're in
 >> process of creating of some kind of release of NCLI-1-11-1 as stable
 >> branch so Alex is busy on, hmm, bureaucratic tasks, such as updating
 >> docs, making future releases plans e.t.c.

 AD> If you want please tell me how can I help more on development..  For
 AD> example, I've found some errors in INSTALL-nserver but I don't know if
 AD> this file is going to disappear in favour of the admin guide or not..

Yes, it will disappear.  But the errors are still welcome.  Also, the
functionality of 'cvspasswd' utility would be extended to handle more than
one virtual repository, and its description in INSTALL-nserver is somewhat
irrelevant now.

 AD> I didn't know you were working on a release and updating docs, I
 AD> thought I would read it on this mailing list..  

I'll try to announce more of what I'm working on :)  Unfortunately current
situation is such that ongoing activity is mostly discussed in private
mails and IRC chats between me and Alex.

Particularly, that's one of the reasons I'm trying to move towards "making
a release": it would sum up of what was happening for past several months,
and extend the auditory a lot.  I think there is just no information around
that ACLs actually work in cvs-nserver :) 

 AD> I don't know what you are working on.. 

There were three main trends in cvs-nserver development:

- ACL support;

- helper sub-commands to better handle web-based repository
  administration/monitoring tools.  That's commands like 'cvs ls', cvs
  lstags', 'cvs lsmodules', and 'cvs lsacl'. 

- meta-repository support (this is what is going to be implemented in the
  next couple of months);  more details later;  in short: it is needed when
  you have a lot of mostly independeny software projects (like
  SourceForge), but you have a rather strict management of those projects
  (say when you're a commercial body-shop);


 AD> how much/who are the developers..  etc..

Currently Alex Morozov and I are "primary" developers.  There are
occasionally people, including you, throwing in a patch or two, but not
much.

--alexm