10.1 SCM resources on the Internet

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10.1.1 CM Yellow Page

A good starting point when exploring SCM is the CM Yellow Page site [1]. The page includes a number of white papers and technical papers relating to SCM, references to other SCM pages, an extensive list of commercial and noncommercial tools, future conferences and seminars, consultation and education, and job opportunities.

10.1.2 CM II Users Groups

The CM II Users Groups [4] has an excellent CM resource guide on-line page. This page includes a number of references to articles, reports and proceedings, journals and newsletters, books, conferences, providers of education/training, evaluation of PDM and software CM tools, copies of standards, lists of organizations, user groups and research groups, CM software vendors, standards, guidelines and position papers, and SCM Web sites.

10.1.3 FAQs relating to CM

CM FAQs [5] presents many questions in a wide range, from the very general (such as “What is CM?” or “How does problem management relate to CM?”) to concrete (“Where else can I look for CM information?” or “Is there a tutorial someplace on RCS?”), and gives concise and precise answers. The page also lists a number of SCM references, such as SCM books, and a list of SCM tools and vendors.

CM FAQs is very much related to the news group comp. software.config-mgmt. This news group is very active and up to date, and it is possible there to find information or state a question related to SCM of any type. Like most FAQ lists, these parts are archived at rtfm.mit.edu and at various other sites that archive FAQs, such as www.faqs.org or www.google.com.

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