OpenCVS

OpenCVS

Developer(s)	The OpenBSD Project
Development status	Planned
Operating system	Multiplatform
Type	Revision control software
License	BSD
Website	www.opencvs.org

OpenCVS is a BSD-licensed implementation of the popular Unix version control software called Concurrent Versions System. OpenCVS is developed as a part of the OpenBSD project by Jean-Francois Brousseau, Xavier Santolaria, Niall O'Higgins and others.

OpenCVS aims to be as compatible as possible with the GNU CVS implementation without compromising security or source code correctness, and to provide better access control. As of December 2004, the project website claims that "OpenCVS [is to be] released soon" and the project shows CVS activity as recent as September, 2011. The project is still actively being developed.

OpenRCS

Because of the development of OpenCVS the developers saw the need for OpenRCS also and OpenBSD has started to develop a free and secure version of RCS also.

External links

• Official website
• BSDtalk audio interview
• Article by Niall O'Higgins on the RCS file format
• Article by Niall O'Higgins on RCS revision numbers
• Article by Niall O'Higgins - OpenCVS Status Update and Request for Testing