CVS networking

Concerned about whether to use the non-client/server CVS with a networked file system, or whether to use the client/server CVS?

We suggest:

• If all developers are on a fast, reliable local network, either use a networked file system or the CVS remote protocol. The choice will often depend on which parts of CVS run on the systems in question. Using a networked file system requires running the non-client/server CVS; using the CVS remote protocol requires running the CVS client on each machine which wants to use CVS, and running the CVS server on a single central machine.
• If some of the developers will be connected by slow or flaky networks such as the internet or a dial-up modem, use the CVS remote protocol. In this situation, some networked file systems may fail to work entirely, and even if a networked file system works, using CVS this way will almost surely be significantly slower than using the CVS remote protocol.