To me, one of the biggest benefits (and one that doesn't tend to get
mentioned) is that it's cross platform from the beginning. While there are
CVS clients, running a CVS server on Windows is nearly impossible and even
attempting it brings comments like "Don't even try" from the "CVS
experts". The simple reality is that there's a LOT of development done in
a Windows environment and having to set up a Linux machine just for CVS
use has historically been out of the question in many places I've worked.
However, co-opting a Windows workstation is often a possibility. And, with
the file:// access methods, SVN can be used directly on your own
workstation for single developer work.
Ben Collins-Sussman said:
> On Wed, 2004-01-07 at 01:43, Mike Mason wrote:
>
>> A lot of times I hear, "Subversion, 3 years in development, and it's
>> nothing new" --
>
> This is pretty common FUD, I hear it a lot too.
>
> But I don't think it's even worth acknowledging or debating that
> criticism. The people who say such things are missing the whole point
> of Subversion; they disagree with what I call the "fundamental axiom"
> of the project:
>
> CVS is a good model for version control,
> it just wasn't implemented well.
>
> Some people say Subversion is just "polishing a turd", but my take is
> that we're polishing a "diamond in the rough". We take the CVS model
> and add directory versioning, atomic commits, database backend,
> properties, efficient binary handling, flexible network abilities, and a
> solid C API. It's what CVS should have been in the first place.
>
> But if someone doesn't like the CVS model to begin with, there's just no
> point in trying to sell them Subversion. Point them to arch, monotone,
> svk, aegis, or some other system with a different model.
>
>
>
>
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