Comments on: Subversion http://sweaterproject.org/2004/09/26/subversion/ Survival of the Knittist Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:19:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: David http://sweaterproject.org/2004/09/26/subversion/#comment-1528 David Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 http://droth.info/?p=364#comment-1528 Kaetchen, you guys mostly use the MS Office suite for your documents, right? Word has versioning built into it - you can see who made what changes when. I don't know about the other apps. Of course, this assumes that you've got versioning turned on in that particular document . . . Kaetchen, you guys mostly use the MS Office suite for your documents, right? Word has versioning built into it - you can see who made what changes when. I don’t know about the other apps.

Of course, this assumes that you’ve got versioning turned on in that particular document . . .

]]> By: spoonix http://sweaterproject.org/2004/09/26/subversion/#comment-1529 spoonix Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 http://droth.info/?p=364#comment-1529 It can track more than just documents. One of the main reason I looked into it and started using it is because it can also handle "binary" files, like .wav's, pictures, and animation files without doing anything extra like CVS requires. Which makes it handy to use when you're trying to find just the right slobbering, alien monster to wedge into your game mod. ;) In other words... svn is useful for versioning *anything*. And it gets around the funky tagging/branching syntax that CVS uses... it's much more user friendly. It can track more than just documents.

One of the main reason I looked into it and started using it is because it can also handle “binary” files, like .wav’s, pictures, and
animation files without doing anything extra like CVS requires. Which makes it handy to use when you’re trying to find just the right slobbering, alien monster to wedge into your game mod. ;)
In other words… svn is useful for versioning *anything*. And it gets around the funky tagging/branching syntax that CVS uses… it’s much more user friendly.

]]> By: Kaetchen http://sweaterproject.org/2004/09/26/subversion/#comment-1530 Kaetchen Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 http://droth.info/?p=364#comment-1530 I wish UC would use one of these programs to keep track of revisions in policy and procedure. Drives me crazy trying to track back prior versions to see if an academic department kept to appropriate policy on 8/20/01, for example. Sigh. I wish UC would use one of these programs to keep track of revisions in policy and procedure. Drives me crazy trying to track back prior versions to see if an academic department kept to appropriate policy on 8/20/01, for example.

Sigh.

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