I second the motion! ;)

> If your developers use PCs to edit and write COBOL, then setup a Linux
> server with either Subversion (sort of a next generation CVS), or Git, if
> you are definitely more geek oriented.  Both are being actively used and
> developed all over the world, and have more capabilities and features than
> you are ever likely to use.  There are also a variety of addons to both,
> including GUI frontends, including the old warhorse CVS.


A side benefit is that you don't have to write a P/O; worry if the vendor
will go out of business; you get all the source code under GPL; and if you
migrate to a different platform (server or PC), you can still keep the
version control system.

Pete


On 5/1/07, Dave Waroff <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Duane Percox
> > Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 1:08 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: Version Control Software
> >
>
> For source code version control, depending on where you want to keep
> the repository, and where you like to do your editing,
>
> git may work, http://git.or.cz/ ,
>
> subversion may work better, http://subversion.tigris.org/ ,
>
> cvs is available as part of a gnu tools port from hp at
> http://jazz.external.hp.com/src/gnu/gnuframe.html
>
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