Re: [PHP-DEV] CVS Account Request From: Zeev Suraski (zeev <email protected>)
Date: 11/15/00

At 23:45 15/11/2000, Sascha Schumann wrote:
> > > We can regulate the access to various modules using ACLs. No
> > > need to divide repositories per se. Having said that, I see
> > > currently no reason to regulate that much further.
> >
> > I do. If ACL's are powerful enough, giving extension coders access only to
> > their extension is a good idea as well. If people don't take it
> > 'personally' as some sort of an insult, but take it for what it is - give
> > them access to what they need access to - things will be much better
> > off. Much like you don't give your friends root access, not because you
> > think they'll screw things up, but because you just don't.
>
> I wouldn't mind giving anyone root access on an isolated box
> with backups and detailed logs available.

Hrm, how does that apply to our case? It's not an isolated CVS, fuckups
there could very well affect millions of web sites.

> That is exactly the situation we face with CVS today. If
> someone screws up, just replay your backup.

That is, if you notice it. I'm willing to bet that in the long run, you won't.

Zeev 

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Zeev Suraski   <zeev <email protected>>
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