Re: which version control supports file locking and who has it locked

Andrew:

Ah, eclipsed files. Yes, you can get truly creative with your config spec
and enable an eclipsed file.
And I agree there's always the person who copies things out and then back
in again.

You can't beat the MVFS simply by using file system commands (my point)...
but, you're right, with
enough knowledge you can work around the system.

In this case, they're likely being "smarter than themselves" - since
ultimately they're just delaying
the pain.

But nice points!

Doug

On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 1:10 PM, Andrew Reedick <jreedick_at_incomm.com> wrote:

> > From: Doug Robinson [mailto:doug.robinson_at_wandisco.com]
> > Sent: Monday, June 13, 2016 4:49 PM
> > To: Johan Corveleyn
> > Cc: Mark McKeown; Andreas Stieger; users_at_subversion.apache.org
> > Subject: Re: which version control supports file locking and who has it
> locked
> >
> >
> > I'm not sure about Perforce's implementation. However, just for
> > comparison: with ClearCase Dynamic Views you can *not* edit the file
> > without a checkout. The Dynamic View implementation is via an actual
> > OS file system so you can't beat it. And everyone can see that checkout.
>
>
> What about eclipsed files?
>
> And never forget that Someone can always copy the file out of the
> view/workspace to make changes to it because they're in a rush to leave for
> vacation. Of course such a person, after coming back from vacation, would
> *never* copy their week old modified file back in to the workspace/view in
> order to check in their changes after the lock is released thus undoing the
> previous week's work of commits.
>
> Point is, you can't completely idiot proof anything because there's always
> one idiot who's smarter than you.
>
>
>

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