A.4. Subversion

Subversion is covered in depth in Chapter 2. Downloads of Subversion are available at http://subversion.tigris.org/project_packages.html. The source package is official, but binary packages are unofficially maintained for most platforms. Subversion is also available via the APT package manager. Even if you don't plan on using Subversion for your source control, having the client available makes it easier to manage Rails resources that are distributed via their public Subversion servers.

Windows users might be interested in TortoiseSVN, a Subversion client that integrates with Windows Explorer. You can get it at http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org. Mac users should try SCPlugin, a similar but less mature tool available at http://scplugin.tigris.org. Also keep an eye on the Mac OS X Subversion client called Versions at www.versionsapp.com — it hasn't shipped yet, but the screenshots look very pretty.

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