Subversion

Fixes cvs problems

• Atomicity

• Directory versioning and moving

• Metadata

  • Add custom attributes to files

• Some disconnected operation

  • Disk cheaper than Bandwidth

• User Stupidity Checks

  • Binary files are understood

• Conflict resolution

  • Won't allow check in without dealiing with all conflicts

• Branch and Tag

  • Cheap operations O(k)

• Problem: Not on Athena

  • Repository should not be on DFS

  • Berkeley DB is backend