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Re: [TECHWR-L] - What are your experiences with version control
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU ('Keith Hood' via TECHWR-L Email Di)
Wed Dec 10 16:42:58 2025
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 21:42:41 +0000 (UTC)
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My experience has been, there isn't a dime's worth of difference between t=
hem. Every CMS I've seen since Visual Source Safe has been filled with feat=
ures that may be useful for software designers, but are irrelevant for tech=
nical writers.
You might as well use DropBox. It does everything you need for versioning t=
ech docs. It saves version changes, lets you roll back, gives you controls =
on file access, and it's free. You don't have to install anything on your o=
wn computer, but you can set it up so that you can access your saved files =
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 <robe=
rt@lauriston.com> wrote: =20
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Paligo's integrated versioning is very slick. It coordinates versions at t=
he publication and topic level.
A version control system for documentation should support locking topics 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 necessaril=
y have to work on shared files at the same time. Tech writers don't.
On Mon, Dec 1, 2025 at 3:48=E2=80=AFPM sereshk 146 <sereshk146@gmail.com> w=
rote:
Hello Everyone,
I've been using version control in several teams and have got some experien=
ce already, mainly git and SVN + TortoiseSVN.=C2=A0
Setting up a good file and folder structure and make everyone aware of how-=
tos is an important starting point, to my mind...
We are looking at ways and procedures in our small team to best handle dail=
y collaboration using SVN on software product and feature documentation, in=
cluding XML-based CCMS.
Especially the merging of conflicts is a rather-to-be-avoided issue. :) As =
far as possible.
I would like to read about your views and tips or learnings you might want =
to share here very much, in order to make our current restructuring and pla=
nning process a success.
Thanks in advance! Looking forward to any contributions! Highly appreciated=
!
Kind RegardsNina
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e isn't a dime's worth of difference between them. Every CMS I've seen sinc=
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lse">You might as well use DropBox. It does everything you need for version=
ing tech docs. It saves version changes, lets you roll back, gives you cont=
rols on file access, and it's free. You don't have to install anything on y=
our own computer, but you can set it up so that you can access your saved f=
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On Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 02:17:21 PM CST, Robert=
Lauriston <robert@lauriston.com> wrote:
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<div><div id=3D"ydp6e14c8a7yiv4852417328"><div><div dir=3D"=
ltr"><div>Paligo's integrated versioning is very slick. It coordinates vers=
ions at the publication and topic level.</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div=
><div>A version control system for documentation should support locking top=
ics so only one person can edit at a time. Subversion does. Git doesn't.</d=
iv><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>Git was designed with no thought for =
anyone but programmers, who necessarily have to work on shared files at the=
same time. Tech writers don't.</div><br clear=3D"none"><div id=3D"ydp6e14c=
8a7yiv4852417328yqt03665" class=3D"ydp6e14c8a7yiv4852417328yqt0664928545"><=
div class=3D"ydp6e14c8a7yiv4852417328gmail_quote ydp6e14c8a7yiv4852417328gm=
ail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"ydp6e14c8a7yiv4852417328gmai=
l_attr">On Mon, Dec 1, 2025 at 3:48=E2=80=AFPM sereshk 146 <<a shape=3D"=
rect" href=3D"mailto:sereshk146@gmail.com" rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blan=
k">sereshk146@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br clear=3D"none"></div><blockquote =
style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);pa=
dding-left:1ex;" class=3D"ydp6e14c8a7yiv4852417328gmail_quote"><div>Hello E=
veryone,</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>I've been using version co=
ntrol in several teams and have got some experience already, mainly git and=
SVN + TortoiseSVN. <br clear=3D"none">Setting up a good file and fold=
er structure and make everyone aware of how-tos is an important starting po=
int, to my mind...</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>We are looking a=
t ways and procedures in our small team to best handle daily collaboration =
using SVN on software product and feature documentation, including XML-base=
d CCMS.<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>Especially the merg=
ing of conflicts is a rather-to-be-avoided issue. :) As far as possible.</d=
iv><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>I would like to read about your views=
and tips or learnings you might want to share here very much, in order to =
make our current restructuring and planning process a success.</div><div><b=
r clear=3D"none"></div><div>Thanks in advance! Looking forward to any contr=
ibutions! Highly appreciated!</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>Kind =
Regards</div><div>Nina</div>
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