In computing, Subversion (SVN) is a version control system initiated in 2000 by CollabNet Inc. It is used to maintain current and historical versions of files such as source code, web pages, and docum... More

In computing, Subversion (SVN) is a version control system initiated in 2000 by CollabNet Inc. It is used to maintain current and historical versions of files such as source code, web pages, and documentation. Its goal was to be a mostly-compatible successor to the widely used Concurrent Versions System. Subversion is well-known in the open source community and is used by many open source projects. Some well-known projects that use Subversion include: Apache Software Foundation, KDE, GNOME, Free Pascal, GCC, Python, Ruby, Sakai, Samba, Mono, and ePresence Interactive Media. SourceForge.net and Tigris.org also provide Subversion hosting for their open source projects. Google Code and BountySource systems use it exclusively. There is also adoption of Subversion in the corporate world. In a 2007 report by Forrester Research, Subversion was recognized as the sole leader in the Standalone Software Configuration Management (SCM) category and strong performer in the Software Configuration and Change Management (SCCM) category. Subversion is released under the Apache License, making it free software.  [edit]  Less