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From: Stroller <stroller@××××××××××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Suggestions for a version-control/storage/synchronization software to use?
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:33:10
Message-Id: 33229C11-965E-4712-BCD0-4FCC9304E519@stellar.eclipse.co.uk
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Suggestions for a version-control/storage/synchronization software to use? by Mark David Dumlao
1 On 25 Jul 2008, at 01:49, Mark David Dumlao wrote:
2
3 > I have a laptop where I keep writing stuff. "Writing stuff"
4 > includes a vast, mixed collection of essays, freemind mindmaps,
5 > downloaded pictures, clips, some programs, and generally - a
6 > heterogenous collection of various ideas that I might find
7 > "useful". I also have a computer at home, where I intend to keep
8 > that stuff.
9 >
10 > ... I eventually thought of settling down on a 3rd generation
11 > distributed version control system. bzr and mercurial come to mind,
12 > but I'm not sure how to take any one. How would I do this?
13
14 Hi there,
15
16 You might find this article useful:
17 http://joshcarter.com/productivity/svn_hg_git_for_home_directory
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19 Searches like this also bring many results:
20 http://www.google.com/search?q=home+svn
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22 I do think this is a great idea, and if I were more organised I might
23 be tempted to do it myself. I would love to hear from anyone else who
24 has their homedir under VCS.
25
26 Stroller.