>>>> "SJT" == Stephen J Turnbull
<turnbull(a)sk.tsukuba.ac.jp> writes: 
SJT> My desiderata for the CVS move are
SJT>     (1) The current devel branch stays a tagged branch and does not
SJT>         become trunk until after the stable branch is created.
SJT>     (2) The "gamma" release will involve a branch off the current
SJT>         devel branch and new tags.  The only code change relative to
SJT>         the beta current at that time will be version information.
SJT>     (3) Minimal risk[1] to Vin's ability to work on 21.1 "same as it
SJT>         ever was" until he accepts the "gamma" code as stable. 
We'll
SJT>         need to ask Vin, but I imagine he would consider it acceptable
SJT>         if he had to use a tag, as long as it doesn't impact his
SJT>         ability to access CVS history and status etc.
Agreed.  
I'll make the branch whenever you want (or you can do it yourself if
you like - I've never created a new branch either).
Martin