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Re: Backing out changes: the prefered method?

From: Ben Collins-Sussman <sussman_at_collab.net>
Date: 2002-01-30 22:26:47 CET

Sean Russell <ser@germane-software.com> writes:
>
> I would argue that you should be able to disable any "change history"
> functionality. I'm especially concerned about audit trails; if you allow svn
> clients to change history, you remove a number of valid uses for SVN.

OTOH, a number of businesses *insist* on the ability to change
history. Joe Shmo just accidentally committed a super-top-secret
document to the repository. Well, committing a removal isn't enough.
You've got to remove any trace of the document from the repository.

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