On Monday 28 March 2011 17:18:47 stefano franchi wrote: > Dear all, > > I have decided to take the plunge and start to use a revision > control system for all or almost all my projects from here on. > However, I have no experience with any of the many options available > (i.e. RCS, SVN, Git?, etc.). In other words, I must learn how to use > the system *and* learn how to use it from within LyX: I am a totally > blank slate, in other words, unhampered by previous knowledge. I > wonder if anyone could offer feedback on the systems they use? > > I will use it only for LyX (and LaTeX), for individual or very > small-team projects (<5 people). My preferences are the ease to > integration with Lyx and easy repository maintenance (the criteria may > be contradictory, of course). I took a look at the wiki pages and the > instructions on the help docs, but neither was very helpful at my > stage (of ignorance). They all assume you have already decided which > system to use, and provide instructions on how to use them from LyX. > > On the other hand, all the non-LyX sources of information I found are > targeted at coders, typically working in large teams, with elaborate > technical discussions of several complex use cases that seem not > applicable for document-based repositories with individual- or small > team access. I may be wrong, of course. > > Any suggestions is very welcome.
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