Open Source Development with CVS is one of the first books available that discusses the development and implementation of Open Source software. You will find a complete introduction, tutorial, and reference to the Concurrent Versions System (CVS), along with a detailed survey of the customs and conventions of Open Source development, and how CVS fits into them.

If you have just begun exploring Open Source software, this book will answer many of your questions; if you're an old hand, it will provide a convenient guide to the most widely used revision control system in the free software world today.