On 09.04.2013 21:57, Julian Foad wrote: >> Branko Čibej wrote: >>>> URL: http://svn.apache.org/r1465454 >>>> Log: >>>> * site/publish/docs/release-notes/1.8.html: Add a section about BDB >>>> deprecation. >>> Please review: >>> http://subversion.apache.org/docs/release-notes/1.8.html#bdb-deprecated > The opening paragraph sounds rather apologetic. It's good to indicate why > we're doing this, but instead of the two sentences starting with "We simply > do not have the resources...", shall we say briefly and positively: > > The Subversion developers have decided to deprecate the > repository > back-end based on Berkeley DB. The performance and architectural > enhancements needed in the future will be delivered through the > FSFS back-end.
I'm fine with that, although I see nothing wrong with telling people outright to contribute more if they want to keep BDB around indefinitely. > If we could link to somewhere where the rationale is discussed more fully, > that would be a bonus. A link to the thread(s) in the list archives, perhaps? -- Brane -- Branko Čibej Director of Subversion | WANdisco | www.wandisco.com
