Because Subversion is so Windows-friendly, as well as its other features
(cheap copies/branches/tags, WebDAV via Apache), it is an ideal version
control tool for use in publishing. But here we go with binary file formats:
not just MS Word and Excel (the most common), but also Quark XPress, Adobe
Illustrator / Photoshop / PDF / InDesign, Ventura Publisher. All of these
types of files might be edited by multiple people, and all of them are
binary. So some kind of lock mechanism is really needed, because merger just
isn't possible.
But I recall reading something in the Subversion docs about "simulated
locks", using mod_dav_svn. As long as everyone uses the same protocol to
access the repository, perhaps that would work. I guess I'll be looking into
that.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jay Glanville" <jay.glanville@naturalconvergence.com>
To: "'Sander Rijken'" <sr@sander.yi.org>; <users@subversion.tigris.org>
Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 8:16 AM
Subject: RE: Roadmap for 1.1
> > Labels are support, just copy/branch and there it is.
> > You just don't need locking, it's very annoying to find that
> > someone has
> > locked a file that you wanted to edit. There's no need for
> > that when you're
> > editing something in the top, and the other in the bottom.
> > When a conflict
> > occurs, it's easy to resolve.
>
> I think I have to disagree with this statement. I believe it's based on
> the assumption that diffs can be performed simply and easily. However,
> with binary files, like Word/Doc, collisions are not easily resolved.
> Therefore, binary files are an example of where "an ounce of prevention
> is worth a pound of cure". Word documents are the most common examples
> of such binary files, but there are others.
>
> Locking has to be the biggest stumbling block my management has towards
> adopting subversion. (can you predict what word processor they all use?
> ;-) )
>
> JDG
>
> --
> Jay Glanville
>
>
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