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This page discusses how to use the non-client/server CVS with a networked file system or the client/server CVS.

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 that wants to use CVS and running the 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 CVS will be significantly slower than using the CVS remote protocol.

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