Subversion

The Subversion (or: SVN) repository is a central location on the network where we store files (XML files, for example). The idea behind a repository is that different people that work with the same files now have a central place that (1) always saves the latest version of the file and (2) will keep former versions available, to reconstruct the history of the file and reverse any possible mistakes. A repository is an alternative to emailing files back and forth.

In the XML Editor that we use, oXygen, a Subversion client (a help program that can deal with the repository) is built in. We use this client to send files from the server to our own computers and back.

See also

• Manual Subversion
• XML Huygens