On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 11:46:49AM +1100, Sonia Hamilton wrote: > * Alan L Tyree <[email protected]> [2009-03-18 11:55:51 +1100]: > > > > Looking for some advice. I have used RCS version control for writing > > > > LaTeX documents for some time, but am looking at the advantages of > > > > using a distributed version control system. > > Is there any reason why you want to use a *distributed* VCS? For > personal stuff it's probably overkill, and using a centralised VCS will > make your life easier. In which case use Subversion.
I would disagree on that point. Even in cases where something isn't going to be distributed I would still prefer bzr over svn any day of the week. I assume the same could be said for git and hg users. The newer tools tend to fix some of the old painful problems even when used in a non DVCS fashion. Also a lot of us work on more than one machine these days. So even though you are writing your thesis for instance it's nice to be able to use it on multiple machines and branch it to try new ideas. While VCSs do tend themselves to these processes, DVCSs tend to do a much better job. Especially when it somes to merging. Well thats MHO anyway. Cheers, -- John Blog http://www.inodes.org/blog OLPC Friends http://olpcfriends.org -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
