vc-cvs-use-edit

vc-cvs-use-edit is a variable defined in `vc-cvs.el'.
Its value is

t

Documentation:
Non-nil means to use `cvs edit' to "check out" a file.
This is only meaningful if you don't use the implicit checkout model
(i.e. if you have $CVSREAD set).

You can customize this variable.

This variable was introduced, or its default value was changed, in version 21.1 of Emacs.