Stage 1: subversion reconnoissance Oct7

• set up test repository in svn
• decipher how cvs did certain things
• test different design ideas
  Stage 2: formulate a plan of attack 1wk
  Stage 3: create source tree for initial port 2wks
• select point in development suitable to port
• update all projects in cvs as much as possible
• create source tree and remove cvs directories
• keep other cleanup to minimum (ChangeLogs?)
  Stage 4: do initial port 1wk
• test that code in svn is b4b with last in cvs
• create tags and branches directories in svn
• create external definitions in svn
  Stage 5: evolve project trunks in svn to required tags 2wks
• create changesets in cvs between tags
• apply to project trunks in svn and tag
  Stage 6: finalize svn environment 3wks
• instructions for installing svn client software
• set permissions
• customize hook scripts to send email notification, initiate testing
• create templates for commit/tag documentation
• set up user tutorials
• prepare to undo inevitable mistakes
  total = 9wks from Oct 7

Post completion tasks

• make trunk directories in cvs read-only to prevent evolution there
• wrapper scripts for tagging, branching etc
• rearrangement/renaming of directories
• cleanup of cvs keywords
• unify copyright files