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From: "sereshk 146" <sereshk146@gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2025 3:08pm
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Cc: "Keith Hood" <klhra@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [TECHWR-L] - What are your experiences with version control sy=
stem usage in technical writing? Tips, tricks...?
Hello Keith, hello All,
thanks for the replies. We have a setup as I mentioned that is already in p=
lace. I joined recently.
So to me this is no question of changing applications or finding an entirel=
y new way.
Hello @Paul Hanson, even though your question is a little off topic in this=
thread ;) I wish you the best of luck.
Not using Word for creating documentation I do not face these issues, so ca=
nnot 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 th=
em. Every CMS I've seen since Visual Source Safe has been filled with featu=
res that may be useful for software designers, but are irrelevant for techn=
ical 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 <rob...@l=
auriston.com> wrote:
Paligo's integrated versioning is very slick. It coordinates versions at th=
e 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 <seres...@gmail.com> wro=
te:
Hello Everyone,
I've been using version control in several teams and have got some experien=
ce already, mainly git and SVN + TortoiseSVN.=20
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 Regards
Nina--=20
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<div>Hello Keith, hello All,</div>
<div>thanks for the replies. We have a setup as I mentioned that is already=
in place. I joined recently.</div>
<div>So to me this is no question of changing applications or finding an en=
tirely new way.</div>
<div>Hello @Paul Hanson, even 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>Kind Regards</div>
<div>Nina</div>
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<div class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wednesday, 10 December 2025 at 22:42:53 UTC+1 =
Keith Hood wrote:</div>
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: 1px solid #cccccc; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<div style=3D"font-family: Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-=
size: 16px;">
<div dir=3D"ltr">My experience has been, there isn't a dime's worth of diff=
erence between them. Every CMS I've seen since Visual Source Safe has been =
filled with features that may be useful for software designers, but are irr=
elevant for technical writers.</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, gi=
ves you controls on file access, and it's free. You don't have to install a=
nything 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 accessible through=
File Explorer. </div>
</div>
</div>
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<div style=3D"font-family: Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-=
size: 16px;">
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t-size: 13px;">
<div>On Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 02:17:21 PM CST, Robert Lauriston <=
<a rel=3D"nofollow" data-email-masked=3D"">rob...@lauriston.com</a>> wro=
te:</div>
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<div>Paligo's integrated versioning is very slick. It coordinates versions =
at the publication and topic level.</div>
<div>A version control system for documentation should support locking topi=
cs so only one person can edit at a time. Subversion does. Git doesn't.</di=
v>
<div>Git was designed with no thought for anyone but programmers, who neces=
sarily have to work on shared files at the same time. Tech writers don't.</=
div>
<br />
<div>
<div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">On Mon, Dec 1, 2025 at 3:48=E2=80=AFPM sereshk 146 <<a =
rel=3D"nofollow" data-email-masked=3D"">seres...@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</=
div>
<blockquote style=3D"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #ccc=
ccc; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div>Hello Everyone,</div>
<div>I've been using version control in several teams and have got some exp=
erience already, mainly git and SVN + TortoiseSVN. <br />Setting up a =
good file and folder structure and make everyone aware of how-tos is an imp=
ortant starting point, to my mind...</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 documentatio=
n, including XML-based CCMS.<br /><br /></div>
<div>Especially the merging of conflicts is a rather-to-be-avoided issue. :=
) As far as possible.</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 an=
d planning process a success.</div>
<div>Thanks in advance! Looking forward to any contributions! Highly apprec=
iated!</div>
<div>Kind Regards</div>
<div>Nina</div>
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