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Re: [TECHWR-L] - What are your experiences with version control
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (sereshk 146)
Wed Dec 10 18:57:41 2025
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:08:02 -0800 (PST)
From: sereshk 146 <sereshk146@gmail.com>
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Hello Keith, hello All,
thanks for the replies. We have a setup as I mentioned that is already in=
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place. I joined recently.
So to me this is no question of changing applications or finding an=20
entirely new way.
Hello @Paul Hanson, even though your question is a little off topic in this=
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thread ;) I wish you the best of luck.
Not using Word for creating documentation I do not face these issues, so=20
cannot provide any help.
Kind Regards
Nina
On Wednesday, 10 December 2025 at 22:42:53 UTC+1 Keith Hood wrote:
> My experience has been, there isn't a dime's worth of difference between=
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> them. Every CMS I've seen since Visual Source Safe has been filled with=
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> features that may be useful for software designers, but are irrelevant fo=
r=20
> technical writers.
>
> You might as well use DropBox. It does everything you need for versioning=
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> tech docs. It saves version changes, lets you roll back, gives you contro=
ls=20
> on file access, and it's free. You don't have to install anything on your=
=20
> own computer, but you can set it up so that you can access your saved fil=
es=20
> as if the storage locations are folders accessible through File Explorer.=
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>
>
>
>
> On Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 02:17:21 PM CST, Robert Lauriston <
> rob...@lauriston.com> wrote:=20
>
>
> Paligo's integrated versioning is very slick. It coordinates versions at=
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> the publication and topic level.
>
> A version control system for documentation should support locking topics=
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> so only one person can edit at a time. Subversion does. Git doesn't.
>
> Git was designed with no thought for anyone but programmers, who=20
> necessarily have to work on shared files at the same time. Tech writers=
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> don't.
>
> On Mon, Dec 1, 2025 at 3:48=E2=80=AFPM sereshk 146 <seres...@gmail.com> w=
rote:
>
> Hello Everyone,
>
> I've been using version control in several teams and have got some=20
> experience already, mainly git and SVN + TortoiseSVN.=20
> Setting up a good file and folder structure and make everyone aware of=20
> how-tos is an important starting point, to my mind...
>
> We are looking at ways and procedures in our small team to best handle=20
> daily collaboration using SVN on software product and feature=20
> documentation, including XML-based CCMS.
>
> Especially the merging of conflicts is a rather-to-be-avoided issue. :) A=
s=20
> far as possible.
>
> I would like to read about your views and tips or learnings you might wan=
t=20
> to share here very much, in order to make our current restructuring and=
=20
> planning process a success.
>
> Thanks in advance! Looking forward to any contributions! Highly=20
> appreciated!
>
> Kind Regards
> Nina
>
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<div>Hello Keith, hello All,</div><div><br /></div><div>thanks for the repl=
ies. We have a setup as I mentioned that is already in place. I joined rece=
ntly.</div><div>So to me this is no question of changing applications or fi=
nding an entirely new way.</div><div><br /></div><div>Hello @Paul Hanson, e=
ven though your question is a little off topic in this thread ;) I wish you=
the best of luck.</div><div>Not using Word for creating documentation I do=
not face these issues, so cannot provide any help.</div><div><br /></div><=
div>Kind Regards</div><div>Nina</div><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D=
"auto" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wednesday, 10 December 2025 at 22:42:53 UTC+=
1 Keith Hood wrote:<br/></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"ma=
rgin: 0 0 0 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left:=
1ex;"><div><div style=3D"font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-s=
erif;font-size:16px"><div></div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">My experience has been, there isn't a dime'=
;s worth of difference between them. Every CMS I've seen since Visual S=
ource Safe has been filled with features that may be useful for software de=
signers, but are irrelevant for technical writers.</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><b=
r></div><div dir=3D"ltr">You might as well use DropBox. It does everything =
you need for versioning tech docs. It saves version changes, lets you roll =
back, gives you controls on file access, and it's free. You don't h=
ave to install anything on your own computer, but you can set it up so that=
you can access your saved files as if the storage locations are folders ac=
cessible through File Explorer.=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div =
dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div><br></div>
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ial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"></div></div></div></div><div><div style=3D"f=
ont-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div><=
div style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-seri=
f;font-size:13px">
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On Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 02:17:21 PM CST, Robert=
Lauriston <<a href data-email-masked rel=3D"nofollow">rob...@lauriston.=
com</a>> wrote:
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etica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div><div style=3D"fo=
nt-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13p=
x"><div><div><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Paligo's integrated versioning =
is very slick. It coordinates versions at the publication and topic level.<=
/div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>A version control system for docume=
ntation should support locking topics so only one person can edit at a time=
. Subversion does. Git doesn't.</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div=
>Git was designed with no thought for anyone but programmers, who necessari=
ly have to work on shared files at the same time. Tech writers don't.</=
div><br clear=3D"none"><div><div><div dir=3D"ltr">On Mon, Dec 1, 2025 at 3:=
48=E2=80=AFPM sereshk 146 <<a shape=3D"rect" href rel=3D"nofollow" data-=
email-masked>seres...@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br clear=3D"none"></div><blo=
ckquote style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204=
,204);padding-left:1ex"><div>Hello Everyone,</div><div><br clear=3D"none"><=
/div><div>I've been using version control in several teams and have got=
some experience already, mainly git and SVN + TortoiseSVN.=C2=A0<br clear=
=3D"none">Setting up a good file and folder structure and make everyone awa=
re of how-tos is an important starting point, to my mind...</div><div><br c=
lear=3D"none"></div><div>We are looking at ways and procedures in our small=
team to best handle daily collaboration using SVN on software product and =
feature documentation, including XML-based CCMS.<br clear=3D"none"><br clea=
r=3D"none"></div><div>Especially the merging of conflicts is a rather-to-be=
-avoided issue. :) As far as possible.</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><=
div>I would like to read about your views and tips or learnings you might w=
ant to share here very much, in order to make our current restructuring and=
planning process a success.</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>Thanks=
in advance! Looking forward to any contributions! Highly appreciated!</div=
><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>Kind Regards</div><div>Nina</div>
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