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Version Management Tools: CVS To BK In The Linux Kernel
White Papers The paper is based on a study of the Linux kernel community as it first saw a partial acceptance of the CVS tool, and then later adopted BK. Version management tools might be seen as a prerequisite for open source development today as projects...
[April 18, 2007, 0:00]
EC Proposes Standardised CVs
News Some might argue that individually created CVs are one of the best tools for employers to screen out unsuitable applicants, but the agency has designed the new standardised CV to help people facing difficulties when trying to find work or training...
[April 11, 2002, 12:24]
Symbol Fills CVS Prescription For Wireless Communications
White Papers CVS Corporation is the United States' largest retail drug store chain. CVS recognized that sheer size alone would not assure future market leadership. Technology would have a significant role to play in the chain's growth and helping to maintain...
[November 8, 2005, 23:00]
Getting Started With CVS
White Papers CVS stands for Concurrent Versions System and is a so-called version control system. A version control system is used to keep several versions of a set of files, typically source code, in a repository.
[October 4, 2005, 0:00]
Dangerous CVS Hole Identified
News A critical vulnerability has been found in the Concurrent Versions System (CVS), which is used by the vast majority of open-source projects to update and maintain source code. CVS allows open-source developers to remotely update and modify the...
[January 23, 2003, 8:54]
Flaw Threatens Source Of Open Source
News The Concurrent Versions System (CVS) is a major open source project resource that helps developers build and update project source code in a collaborative fashion and provides version-control management.
[February 10, 2003, 12:52]
Open-source Projects At Risk From Repository Flaw
News One vulnerability affects the Concurrent Versions System (CVS), an application used by many developers to store program code. The CVS software, in particular, is run by many large open-source projects to create servers that maintain the versions of...
[May 20, 2004, 15:50]
Open-source Projects At Risk From Repository Flaw
Talkback "The Subversion system attempts to improve the usability and security of the CVS application" Actually Subversion improves on the core functionality of CVS, clearing up a number of extremely annoying architecture-level bugs.
[May 24, 2004, 3:53]
Monster.com Thinks Again On CV Purge
News Monster.com, the popular careers Web site, has partially backed away from a decision to limit which nations could be listed on CVs and job postings. The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee in Washington said it had contacted the Treasury...
[April 28, 2003, 8:18]
Better SAS Programming Through Version Control
White Papers Several examples specific to the Concurrent Versions System (CVS) are presented. The goal is not to review and compare various applications and methods, but to present general concepts and provide specific examples from the experience gained using...
[June 2, 2007, 0:00]
Coders 'have Support Concerns' Over Open Source
Talkback If you are talking about feodora or say cvs trunk of X.org you are playing with softwares not only told as "no warranty" but as "This software will break it is meant to". Even the open nature of exchange allow an easy evaluation of a product : is...
[January 20, 2005, 11:13]
Debunking Hiring Myths
News However, HR managers often are the first ones to screen the CVs on behalf of the hiring manager, reducing the number of CVs from 100 to maybe 20 to 30 for the manager to review. Remember, an HR department is likely just as understaffed as every...
[October 11, 2002, 16:20]
Open-source Code Maintainer Filled With Flaws
News According to a representative of the project that oversees the program, known as the Concurrent Versions System, the vulnerabilities include a flaw that could let an attacker take control of a CVS server from the Internet, putting the code...
[June 10, 2004, 9:05]
Attacker Attempts To Plant Trojan In Linux
News The public database was used only to provide the latest beta, or test version, of the Linux kernel to users of the Concurrent Versions System (CVS), which is a program designed to manage source code. A critical security flaw was found in CVS in...
[November 7, 2003, 7:39]
How To Make Sure You Land That IT Job
News Most people write their own CVs, and it may be a matter of pride that prevents them from turning their CVs into really effective marketing tools. Many people should face the fact that they aren't able to effectively create their own CVs, then get...
[April 21, 2005, 13:00]
Microsoft Warns Of 'acute' UK Skills Shortage
Talkback They then trawl up a pile of random CVs and do a text pattern match on the trawl. The end result here is that the newcomers don't stand a chance as they have no text sequences to put on their CVs. I wonder if the issue is more to do with the way...
[July 11, 2006, 13:49]
Is The IT Job Market Rebounding?
News However, the industry is speaking and the gap numbers suggest that hiring managers are not finding the right skill sets on CVs. We shared trade secrets regarding where to find free CVs online and which forums were open to allowing recruiters to...
[August 9, 2002, 18:10]
Seven Ways To Revamp Your CV
News This pertains to printed CVs rather than text-based ones sent via the Web. If you're job-hunting, remember that the people who initially screen CVs often have only extremely basic technical knowledge; they might not know an MCSD from a CCNA.
[October 29, 2002, 13:26]
'Wacky' Email Addresses Deter HR Managers
News Similarly, sending CVs from work is a common cause of 'digital blunders', with the potential to send the CV internally always a threat, or for it to be picked up by system administrators in the event of some kind of network problem or wrongly...
[April 15, 2003, 11:26]
Learn What Hiring Managers Are Looking For
News Steve Crone, director of application development for Papa John's, only considers applicants with acceptable CVs. Becky Tinsley sees a lot of IT CVs in her role as senior technical recruiting manager for Ajilon Consulting.
[July 8, 2002, 15:58]
