Re: SourceForge reorganization may affect gnuplot development site

[Tait <gnu...@t4...>]

>>> I'm not sure the repositories themselves are being replaced, but the
>>> other items are changing (e.g., bug tracker, etc.).  However, CVS seems
>>> to be downplayed a bit and only SVN, mercurial and git are listed as
>>> supported.
>>
>> Probably not at this point, but I suspect that sooner or later CVS
>> will be phased out and it might happen that it won't be supported in
>> future at all. [...]
>
> I would say that either git or mercurial would be a better choice than
> SVN.

(Disclosure: I like git; I find mercurial gets underfoot and is clumsy.
But nothing is worse than CVS.)

SVN has one distinct advantage over both git and mercurial: it is
the lowest-common denominator. Both Mercurial and Git have excellent
utilities that allow the end user to use git/mercurial to interact with
an SVN server. Those who don't want to learn or be forced into a newer
VCS like git or mercurial can use SVN itself. SVN becomes the best of
all worlds. It retains familiarity for CVS users, and git/mercurial fans
can use whichever they prefer and have most or all of the benefits of
their tool of choice.

Someone mentioned Perforce. This is a commercial product whose licenses
are not free. I don't think we -- or SourceForge -- will adopt it. The
feedback I've heard on it has mostly been negative. Bazar would be worth
consideration, but it's not one of the choices listed by SourceForge.