--- mitgcm.org/cvspolicy.html 2000/07/02 14:56:16 1.2 +++ mitgcm.org/cvspolicy.html 2000/07/02 15:03:23 1.5 @@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ - GCMPACK CVS policies - ==================== + MITGCM CVS policies + =================== o Introduction - This note describes policies that apply to the GCMPACK CVS repository + This note describes policies that apply to the MITGCM CVS repository o Why have a policy? @@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ The policies we employ address two areas 1. Maintaining an orderly and easily identifiable, coherent set of evolving "products". - 2. Allowing concurrent, on-going development of products. + 2. Allowing concurrent, on-going development of product components. o Development trees and checkpoint trees - A directory within the GCMPACK repository resides under either the + A directory within the MITGCM repository resides under either the development branch or the checkpoint branch. Files within each branch follow different policies. @@ -41,16 +41,16 @@ a particular person, a certain project or a particular special piece of work. These trees are intended to be useful areas for storing current work and for archiving partially finished work so that it doesn't get - mislaid and s that some record of the development history can be easily + mislaid and so that some record of the development history can be easily maintained. The only policy that applies to development trees is that this style of tree is not intended to be used for providing a "checkpoint" distribution. Tagged configurations of tools built from this style of tree can be distributed, but because these trees do not have any polcies regarding testing of functionality, platform coverage or documentation these trees are not allowed to form the basis of - "checkpoint" distrbutions or formal model releases. Other policies can + "checkpoint" distrbutions or formal "releases". Other policies can be defined by individuals users of these trees but there are no further - global policies. The GCMPACK repository development/ subdirectory is + global policies. The MITGCM repository development/ subdirectory is reserved for holding development trees. Development trees also serve as experimental areas for exploring new code management policies. @@ -126,6 +126,6 @@ policies are still important. Any experience, suggestions let us know. Watch this space! -Questions, comments e-mail: gcmpack.code.czars@mitgcm.org +Questions, comments e-mail: code.czars@mitgcm.org