Difference between GIT and CVS

Question

What is the difference between Git and CVS version control systems?

I have been happily using CVS for over 10 years, and now I have been told that Git is much bette

Answer 1

"happily using CVS for over x years", is an interesting idea :-) It's a huge step up from keeping lots of copies, but ...

I'm guessing you have got used to all it's quirks, or don't do much branching and merging. There is a worse possibility;

People in your organisation have got used to cvs limitations and your work practises have adapted accordingly;

for example never having more than one developer work on one package at a time, only using branching in emergencies etc.

The basic principle is the more difficult something is, the less people do it.