After several months of beta-testing, our Theory group’s Subversion server is now open to host any of our projects. If you want to start using this server for a project, please contact me via email so that I can open a repository for you and setup its access control. Note that our server has been configured to support non-SCS collaborators (anyone who doesn’t have an account in the SCS) and so it is very easy to host your papers.
To download and install the required Subversion client, start from this page.
Please read Chapters 1 to 3 of this online book if you are not familiar with the concept of version control and concurrent development. And even if you are already familiar with the basic operations of CVS, it may help to refresh your memory and learn the subtle (but usually not important) differences between Subversion and CVS. If you have questions, feel free to post a comment here.
P.S. My strategy for this rollout is “let it be” for the first couple months. In the past I have struggled to get the beta-testers do everything “right” when none of these seemingly arbitrary subtleties is critical. Therefore, it seems wiser to let everyone use the server and correct the common mistakes later (in future posts and talks).
