Apache Subversion (SVN)

Key Benefits

• Directory Versioning: Directories are version controlled like files

• File Locking: Prevents conflicts when multiple users edit the same files

• Binary Files Handling: Stores differences between versions for efficiency

• Network Performance: Reduces network load with a binary diffing algorithm

• Security: Provides secure access with authentication and authorization

• Platform Independent: Runs on any operating system

• Community Support: Strong community support and third-party tools

Features

• Mature and reliable

• Supports atomic commits

• Allows directory versioning

• Fine-grained access control

• Good network performance

• Wide range of tools and integrations

Drawbacks

• No local repositories

• Complex branching and merging

• Can be slower for large repositories