Subversion

Introduction

Subversion is a versionning system of choice, designed to succeed CVS (Concurrent Versions System). Subversion has many innovative features, and thus fulfills some limitation of CVS such as file and folder manipulation or Unicode and binary file support. Moreover, because of its well recognized stability, performance, and interoperability, this is a solution used by an increasing number of companies. The code on which it is based follows strict programming standards, and it is also portable on multiple platforms.

Features

Subversion introduces innovative new features :

• atomic commit : multiple files’ modifications can be sent at once. If an error occurs, the whole update is cancelled.
• fast commit : only modifications made to files are committed, not the whole files.
• file support : support of any file format, including binary and Unicode files.
• multiple authentication systems : with Apache or SSH.
• security : integrated SSH server, HTTPS encryption protocol.

Integration

Multiple client softwares allow interaction with a Subversion revision server :

• TortoiseSVN (Windows) : supports most Subversion features and integrates to Windows Shell (Explorer) allowing for a signifiant enhancement of productivity.
• RapidSVN (Windows, Mac OSX, *NIX) : multiplatform client with a fast and simple management of revisions.
• Subclipse : Eclipse plugin, which adds Subversion integration.
• Trac : Wiki (Web) based Subversion client, including project management features.

Subversion is the versioning system we use for all of our development. We provide the expertise for its set-up, its maintenance, and its use. We can also provide migration from your old versioning system, including CVS and VSS (Visual Source Safe, Microsoft).

 Feel free to contact us for further information.

Licensing

Subversion and most of its clients’ software are licensed under the terms of an opensource license (Apache - BSD style), which allows use and deployment without constraint.