FreeeBSD top repository structure?

I am studying documentation in order to try to become a port maintainer (if I find a patient enough mentor...).

I have been marveling at FreeBSD repositories, base, ports, docs. I noticed there is a repository root encompassing all of them.

Is that really a huge subversion monorepo, or is ViewVC's way of consolidating those 5 repositories?

I also have been learning about Trunk Based Development, and I really like how easily and naturally subversion allows such structure.
 
I am studying documentation in order to try to become a port maintainer (if I find a patient enough mentor...).
Anyone can be a port maintainer and you don't need a mentor for that. As a port maintainer you don't have direct access to the ports tree (you don't have commit privileges), you submit patches and ports management will do the actual commit.
 
Anyone can be a port maintainer and you don't need a mentor for that. As a port maintainer you don't have direct access to the ports tree (you don't have commit privileges), you submit patches and ports management will do the actual commit.

Easier than I believed. I am reading the Porter's Handbook now.

Is it true than, that FreeBSD base+port+doc are all in one single monorepo?
 
Thanks SirDice.

I believe I could possibly have guessed by different Directory Revision numbers at head in the top 5 directoriers. Still, a wonderful machinery! I find the FreeBSD's Way very instructive and inspiring.

Thanks again for words on port maintainership.
 
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