svn is short for "Subversion", then name of a source control/ 
versioning application, designed to replace CVS.

Sometimes confusingly, the term "svn" is used to refer to a) the  
application itself [1], and b) the repository in which code resides.   
(In this case, the Prototype code)

There is a really good open source manual online. [3]

... also of interest, in the book "The Pragmatic Programmer" [4], the  
authors recommend using version control (particularly svn) for every  
project you work on, whether for school, personal use, or work.

[1] http://subversion.tigris.org/
[2] http://dev.rubyonrails.org/browser/spinoffs/prototype
[3] http://svnbook.red-bean.com/
[4] Highly recommended for all programmers. http://www.amazon.com/gp/ 
product/020161622X/102-5771849-8568126? 
ie=UTF8&tag=tagstrategia-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=02016162 
2X

See also Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SVN

On Apr 23, 2007, at 12:58 PM, Keith wrote:

> I apologize for my ignorance, but what is svn?


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