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SVN / Apache Subversion

SVN / Apache Subversion. Raymond Calderon 4/15/2010. What is Subversion?. Apache Subversion since 2-17-2010 Open-source, centralized version control system-- a sort of safe haven for valuable data

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SVN / Apache Subversion

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  1. SVN / Apache Subversion Raymond Calderon 4/15/2010

  2. What is Subversion? • Apache Subversion since 2-17-2010 • Open-source, centralized version control system-- a sort of safe haven for valuable data • Supports the needs of a wide variety of users and projects, from individuals to large-scale enterprise operations.

  3. Subversion client • For Windows OS • Implemented as a windows shell extension • It’s Free!

  4. History • The Subversion project was started in 200 by CollabNet Inc. Developers. • In an effort to replace CVS. • In November 2009 it was accepted into Apache Incubator. • On February 17 it became a top-level apache project.

  5. Why bother? Why not X,Y,Z? • Commits are true atomic operations. • Renamed/copied/moved/removed files retain full revision history • Branching and tagging • Natively client/server, layered library design • Open source licensed • File locking

  6. Why bother? Why not X,Y,Z? • Why not just use Dropbox? • It doesn’t have full revision history. • Doesn’t keep a log. • Not particular for development . • Why not Google Docs? • Smart Merge • Smart Conflict resolution

  7. Who uses Subversion? • The Open Source Community • Free Pascal, FreeBSD, GCC, Django, Ruby, Mono, SourceForge, ExtJS, PHP. • Industry has also begun to adopt Subversion. • It doesn’t necessarily have to be used to development though.

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