Given the discussion of how github is not really so accessible to non-coders, I thought I'd mention these attempts to put version control into the mainstream.
Github for writers: It sounds like that's what Blaine Cook is doing with Poetica.com Github for legal agreements: We've started using Docracy.com to help us manage legal agreements. Eric Eric Hellman President, Gluejar.Inc. Founder, Unglue.it https://unglue.it/ http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/ twitter: @gluejar