Here's an update on what I have done this week.
1) Created a plan for the cvs module. In case you didn't know, CVS is
notoriously bad at dealing with file renaming and rearrangement. Here is
my plan to get around this: Import the existing Maxima repository under
module name "maxima-pre59". When we are ready to create the 5.9 release,
re-import it under the name "maxima" with the files renamed and moved by
hand. I know how to do this; I have been a CVS administrator.
2) Contacted Steve Horne about the Maxima sourceforge site. Steve has
added me as an administrator. Thank you, Steve.
3) Contacted Maorong Zou about the existing Maxima cvs repository. Got
the cvs tree from him. Thank you, Maorong.
4) Contacted Richard Stallman. Really, I made contact with his automatic
mail system, which warned me that it takes a while to get a reply from
RMS. Haven't heard from the actual person yet.
5) Contacted Sourceforge to make sure I can do what I need for (1)
within their system. They responded positively, and, I might add, almost
instantaneously. This is my first dealing with Sourceforge at the admin
level. So far, I am very impressed by their responsiveness.
I should be able to import the cvs repository in the next couple of
days.
--Jim