10/3/02
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Unix Tools for Graphics Professionals
 
   
  • Centralized file control
    • CVS & WebDAV's locking strategies are the most important difference; but they take a little explaining
    • WebDAV's strategy is referred to as "Lock-modify-unlock" -- you lock the file, you make your changes, and then you unlock it.
    • CVS's standard strategy is referred to as "Upload-modify-commit"
      • No one has a single "lock" on a file; when you want to commit your changes, you compare it to the current version of the file find out if anything has changed since you first got the file.
 
   
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