A history of Rumored to Exist, by RCS checkin comments, without commentary
When I wrote Rumored to Exist, I used RCS, a source control system that used to be popular for unix. (Since then, the cool kids have gone to using CVS, then Subversion, then Git.)
Each time I checked in a file, I left a little comment. Here’s a log of those comments, in reverse chronological order. (Note that I started using RCS about three years into the writing of the book, so everything before that was not recorded.)
RCS file: RCS/rumor-current.txt,v
Working file: rumor-current.txt
head: 7.10
branch:
locks: strict
jkonrath: 7.10
access list:
symbolic names:
keyword substitution: kv
total revisions: 54; selected revisions: 54
description:
Rumored to Exist main book
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revision 7.10 locked by: jkonrath;
date: 2002/06/09 16:01:14; author: jkonrath; state: Exp; lines: +9 -6
OK, I'm taking it over to Word. Wish me luck...
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revision 7.9
date: 2002/06/08 03:23:29; author: jkonrath; state: Exp; lines: +644 -545
No flags! A complete draft, and I just checked spelling, but it needs
more work...
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revision 7.8
date: 2002/06/01 22:17:12; author: jkonrath; state: Exp; lines: +272 -260
This is the finish of a paper draft. Lots of corrections...
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revision 7.7
date: 2002/05/29 03:31:44; author: jkonrath; state: Exp; lines: +1345 -934
More changes, after going through a half paper draft.
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revision 7.6
date: 2001/12/24 04:36:04; author: jkonrath; state: Exp; lines: +493 -482
This includes comments and corrections from a paper draft edit that
slowly took place over november and december, I think.
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revision 7.5
date: 2001/12/23 05:16:11; author: jkonrath; state: Exp; lines: +584 -429
Moving to a new machine, and there may be some editing cruft in there, too.
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revision 7.4
date: 2001/09/26 20:51:32; author: root; state: Exp; lines: +1370 -1444
Just thinking checking in would be a good idea. No logic behind it tho.
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revision 7.3
date: 2001/09/07 03:41:30; author: root; state: Exp; lines: +170 -322
Removed a couple of dead ones, did some merges on three sets of them.
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revision 7.2
date: 2001/09/03 04:50:30; author: root; state: Exp; lines: +203 -195
This has all of Marie's edits, plus a spellcheck, and some comments.
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revision 7.1
date: 2001/07/29 05:04:33; author: root; state: Exp; lines: +509 -455
Changes from paper edits on 7.0. Includes some comments.
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revision 7.0
date: 2001/07/05 20:53:40; author: root; state: Exp; lines: +2 -2
Bumping up to draft 7 in rcs.
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revision 2.32
date: 2001/07/05 20:17:29; author: root; state: Exp; lines: +504 -38
Aah, no comments. Close to the finish? Probably not.
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revision 2.31
date: 2001/05/24 02:06:22; author: root; state: Exp; lines: +391 -419
Another check-in, with most of the comments fixed, and just a bunch
of vacant stuff and ordering issues to be done before this draft
is wrapped up.
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revision 2.30
date: 2001/05/20 01:36:35; author: root; state: Exp; lines: +327 -529
I cut out about 4 or 5 things, pushes this below 80K, but makes it much
better. Now I need to start writing more new stuff.
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revision 2.29
date: 2001/05/10 04:08:50; author: root; state: Exp; lines: +777 -750
This is the version recovered from a PDB file.
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revision 2.28
date: 2001/05/10 04:08:06; author: root; state: Exp; lines: +397 -474
This is a messup from a crash.
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revision 2.27
date: 2001/02/25 06:23:10; author: root; state: Exp; lines: +452 -379
The rest of the paper draft in there.
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revision 2.26
date: 2001/02/25 00:38:17; author: root; state: Exp; lines: +131 -107
The beginning of comments on a paper draft - 0-38.
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revision 2.25
date: 2000/12/18 02:09:15; author: root; state: Exp; lines: +861 -855
Another reorg, spelling.
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revision 2.24
date: 2000/12/08 23:17:56; author: root; state: Exp; lines: +401 -488
Another paper draft....
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revision 2.23
date: 2000/11/25 04:50:27; author: root; state: Exp; lines: +1223 -1394
A bunch of stuff done, holding at 200...
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revision 2.22
date: 2000/11/09 03:51:40; author: root; state: Exp; lines: +213 -144
I just entered a ton of comments from a paper edit. No real new stuff
though.
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revision 2.21
date: 2000/10/26 02:56:56; author: root; state: Exp; lines: +473 -510
A quick checkin with comments from a 9/20 paper draft. No real changes
in content, though. I'm going to start moving things, hence this.
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revision 2.20
date: 2000/10/16 21:05:32; author: root; state: Exp; lines: +548 -24
206, 83K
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revision 2.19
date: 2000/09/16 15:44:09; author: root; state: Exp; lines: +1010 -490
Almost 78K, 0-192, 75% there. This also includes all of the edits on a
paper draft from about a month ago, including tons of comments on ordering
and stuff I don't like anymore.
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revision 2.18
date: 2000/08/22 21:16:54; author: root; state: Exp; lines: +438 -14
72812, 180. Checking in just because.
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revision 2.17
date: 2000/07/31 16:40:47; author: root; state: Exp; lines: +476 -174
I feel a great need to check in. 0-168, almost 69K.
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revision 2.16
date: 2000/05/26 17:21:28; author: root; state: Exp; lines: +99 -16
Just making sure everything is cool here.
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revision 2.15
date: 2000/03/17 05:31:21; author: root; state: Exp; lines: +22 -46
blah.
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revision 2.14
date: 2000/03/02 17:57:50; author: root; state: Exp; lines: +170 -7
I haven't been doing anything for a long time. 65K, 161?
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revision 2.13
date: 2000/01/26 16:10:30; author: root; state: Exp; lines: +301 -54
I'm above 63K, but it's going slow. Just wanted to ci and get
something in for the new year.
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revision 2.12
date: 1999/12/21 04:58:46; author: root; state: Exp; lines: +372 -278
The first checkin at the place in Astoria. No idea what's here - it
has been almost a month since I did any work. Maybe it will pick
up soon? At 61K now.
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revision 2.11
date: 1999/11/20 04:15:04; author: root; state: Exp; lines: +236 -7
Lots more - broke 60K, 148.
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revision 2.10
date: 1999/11/16 18:59:04; author: root; state: Exp; lines: +179 -11
I'm slowly doing some work - 142/57658. Staying home sick today, hoping
to hit 60K someday.
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revision 2.9
date: 1999/11/11 02:21:44; author: root; state: Exp; lines: +115 -3
Lather. Rinse. Repeat.
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revision 2.8
date: 1999/11/06 18:09:16; author: root; state: Exp; lines: +76 -1
Almost 55K words. Not much new here, but I should be checking in
as much as possible since I'm moving between 2 machines.
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revision 2.7
date: 1999/10/27 03:09:24; author: root; state: Exp; lines: +154 -2
54K, 133 done. Just checking in to be on the safe side. I'm
shuffling stuff back and forth to write at work, and you never know.
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revision 2.6
date: 1999/10/24 16:13:48; author: root; state: Exp; lines: +174 -57
Mostly checking if the log message works, a couple of new things.
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revision 2.5
date: 1999/10/17 16:55:39; author: root; state: Exp; lines: +557 -1
I haven't even looked at this in months - started my new job at juno
and all - i am checking in before i start to fuck with anything,
just in case there are changes - actually, i think i stopped right at
the halfway mark, so there are some new things.
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revision 2.4
date: 1999/08/16 22:14:08; author: root; state: Exp; lines: +1265 -18
Approaching the halfway mark, running out of steam. i just wrote
the same comment for the seattle checkin, too.
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revision 2.3
date: 1999/07/31 00:22:54; author: root; state: Exp; lines: +794 -89
Slow month. Given up on the annotations. Up to 82 now, still
chugging along on it.
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revision 2.2
date: 1999/06/30 01:03:31; author: root; state: Exp; lines: +215 -0
Here's 0-63 (well, no 0), but they still need a once-over.
This is where I will start messing with annotations.
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revision 2.1
date: 1999/06/29 06:44:34; author: root; state: Exp; lines: +538 -9
Here's a checkin with what I decided to keep plus some salvaged stuff.
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revision 2.0
date: 1999/06/19 02:22:08; author: root; state: Exp; lines: +73 -4660
Here's the first major cut and dice. not much left!
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revision 1.10
date: 1999/06/18 20:30:02; author: root; state: Exp; lines: +41 -7
This is the first checkin of the sixth draft, aka the "New York" draft
In a second, I will blank this out, and start clean. I've got another
copy called the Seattle Draft, and I'll hand-pick the stuff I like
and put it back in here. Right?
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revision 1.9
date: 1999/06/11 22:09:58; author: root; state: Exp; lines: +264 -13
I'm in New York, so I should check in.
This is up to 159, maybe 63K words. Still many comments, and
a few new pieces.
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revision 1.8
date: 1999/01/31 10:51:49; author: root; state: Exp; lines: +148 -59
above 150 now. they all suck, though.
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revision 1.7
date: 1999/01/28 05:51:01; author: root; state: Exp; lines: +537 -36
60,000 words, motherfucker.
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revision 1.6
date: 1999/01/12 05:15:53; author: root; state: Exp; lines: +1045 -649
Contains a single pass of commenting on the first half, Marie's
comments integrated (mostly), and a few new ones that pretty
much suck.
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revision 1.5
date: 1998/10/26 06:03:21; author: root; state: Exp; lines: +732 -29
0-127 (I hope)
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revision 1.4
date: 1998/08/04 03:39:49; author: root; state: Exp; lines: +73 -1
eating white castle, checking in shit.
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revision 1.3
date: 1998/07/31 03:41:47; author: root; state: Exp; lines: +74 -2
more junk for the peanut gallery.
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revision 1.2
date: 1998/07/26 22:02:31; author: root; state: Exp; lines: +1 -0
this is a test of rcs - i hope it works.
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revision 1.1
date: 1998/07/26 21:05:55; author: root; state: Exp;
Initial revision
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