Mike> - A new release-21-4 branch will split off the (then new) trunk which Mike> will contain future stable releases in the upcoming 21.4 series. NO!!! As far as I know, the release-21-4 branch already exists, and the head of the release-21-2 branch contains changes Stephen doesn't want in 21.4. Just leave release-21-4 where it is. Or wait for Stephen to clarify the intent. Mike> It might take longer. Expect the CVS repository to be unavailable Mike> during that time. Please wait for my announcement that all is well Mike> again before you attempt to pull anything from there again. That Mike> announcement will also contain instructions for the then-necessary Mike> updating of your local checkouts. Be very careful. Don't forget to update http://cvs.xemacs.org/. Consider figuring out how to lock the release-21-2 branch from checkins after the conversion, if possible. It looks like `cvs admin -lrelease-21.2' should do this, but of course, cvs admin is always dangerous. You did back up the repository, right?