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Re: [Issue 533] New - implement reserved checkouts

From: Karl Fogel <kfogel_at_newton.ch.collab.net>
Date: 2002-08-06 18:36:42 CEST

Wilfredo Sanchez <wsanchez@mit.edu> writes:
> If it's that easy to use (and maybe even becomes easier to
> administer as well), I see plenty of reason for publishing houses
> to put their Quark and Word and Excel and whatnot documents on
> SVN servers to facilitate more collaborative workflow, etc.
>
> CVS is a developer tool because it's too painful for
> non-developers. SVN's use of DAV has the built-in advantage of
> working at least part way with tools unaware of SVN "just 'cuz"
> and has some real potential for much better tools for
> non-developers.

What he said!

Anyone who edits stuff over time needs a revision control system.
Thus far, only developers have had the patience to learn most revision
control systems, because they're accustomed to spending lots of time
on their tools. But it doesn't have to be like this...

-K

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