TIL The Origins of SVN

POSTED ON: Jun 07, 2020

Right now, we use git without even thinking, and we have Linus Torvalds to thank.

Before Git was SVN, and before SVN was CVS.

Before you start:
SVN is based on an older version control system called CVS, and its designers followed a simple rule: when in doubt, do like CVS. Git also takes a form of inspiration from CVS, and its designer also followed a simple rule: when in doubt, do exactly the opposite of CVS. This approach lead to many technical innovations, but also lead to a lot of extra headscratching among migrators. You have been warned.

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2007 Google Talk-> Timestamped
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