[Techtalk] Re: [Grrls-only] CVS book question

[Sophie]

On Mon, Aug/19/02 05:24:56PM +1000, Jenn Vesperman wrote:
> When we were discussing (on IRC) what was to go into my CVS book,
> someone suggested a list of other version control systems that were
> available.
> 
> Now I need to write an introductory paragraph to that list explaining
> (among other things) why the list is in this book. And for the life of
> me I can't remember why, and can't think of a reason myself.
> 
> Help?
> 
> Whoever it was: if there isn't a good reason, the list is going to go
> away. Remind me why!

It wasnt me, but I'd at least mention a history of cvs and rcs, because I love reading histories of things :)

sccs springs to mind as an alternate system perhaps. I've only ever used cvs though, so I dont know much about it.

Oh, and dont Microsoft have Visual Codesafe (if i rember correctly)? I may be wrong, but I seem to rember seeing something...

- sophie