Subversion is one of the more straightforward systems out there, so if the programmers don't like it, get new programmers ;)? Any VCS is going to be an adjustment for programmers to use if they are not used to using it. It's very difficult to have one that "just works" without the programmers taking some action to check in/out code, so it will definitely be something they need to get used to.
Bottom line is that VCS something that's so important that your organization will need to force it upon them if there is resistance. There are many tools for systems like subversion that make it easier to use (if they were objecting to using the command line). Take a look at tortoisesvn, which does a great job integrating svn into Windows, and there are often plugins for whatever development environment you are using. Do some googling. Also, there are now many new VCS systems out there, such as Mercurial, Git, etc... I *strongly* recommend that if you are starting new, take a look at them first. They are slightly more complex, but also provide many more benefits than SVN. There are also GUI frontends to them available. On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 10:12 AM, John BORIS <jbo...@adphila.org> wrote: > I am looking for a Version control system that will fit correctly in my > environment. I manage a few applications, web sites and a servers. I am > looking for a version control system that is: > > 1. Open Source (Free Software) > 2. Server based > 3. Windows client > 4. Easy Reporting > > I need the repository on my network which is behind a firewall and that > my programmers , two are located remotely, can access it. Our > programming environment is a Windows Graphical Package (AcuCorp's > AcuBench) and on the unix side is using vi, yes vi. Our code is in > > 1. COBOL > 2. C > 3. Perl > 4. awk > 5. html, PHP > 6. Shell scripts > 7. lexx, yacc > > We first went with Perforce and that was too heavy for what we do and > also to cumbersome. I then tried Subversion. Great package but it wasn't > easy for us to use. Maybe I am too dense but my programmers did not like > it. So I am wondering what other small programming shops are using. > Whatever we go to I am the one that has to manage it so I am looking for > a package that is easy to install and maintain while having some easy > reporting feature for statistics and usage. > > Thanks > > > John J. Boris, Sr. > JEN-A-SyS Administrator > Archdiocese of Philadelphia > "Remember! That light at the end of the tunnel > Just might be the headlight of an oncoming train!" > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lopsa.org > http://lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators > http://lopsa.org/ > _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lopsa.org http://lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
