Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: Linus

[Ethan Benson]

On Mon, Oct 13, 2003 at 06:56:20AM +0900, Miles Bader wrote:
> Neil Stevens <address@hidden> writes:
> > > I have some questions: do CVS server-side hooks get to vote on whether
> > > or not a transaction completes? 
> > 
> > Yes.  Example: KDE uses them to restrict write access for sensitive modules 
> > like www, restrict use of "official" branch names to select people, and 
> > prevent common mistakes of people importing code into the wrong place.
> 
> Could those things all be done with filesystem permissions, since
> arch's archive layout mirrors the high-level structure of an archive?

yes, branches, versions, categories can all be secured with standard
filesystem permissions.  of course you still need to find a way to
keep those permissions consistent since arch isn't going to help you
in that regard.

-- 
Ethan Benson
http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/

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