2 Subversion, a version control system.
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11 III. PARTICIPATING IN THE SUBVERSION COMMUNITY
13 V. CONVERTING FROM CVS
19 For an overview of the Subversion project, visit
21 http://subversion.tigris.org/
23 Once you have a Subversion client you can get the latest version
24 of the code with the command:
26 $ svn co http://svn.collab.net/repos/svn/trunk subversion
32 The main documentation is the Subversion Book - an on-line version
35 http://svnbook.red-bean.com/
37 It is written in DocBook XML, and the sources can be found at:
39 http://svn.red-bean.com/svnbook/
41 If you wish to build the documentation from source, read the
42 src/en/README file within the book source.
46 III. PARTICIPATING IN THE SUBVERSION COMMUNITY
48 First, read www/hacking.html! It describes Subversion coding and
49 log message standards, as well as how to join discussion lists.
51 Talk on IRC with developers: irc.freenode.net, channel #svn-dev.
53 Read the FAQ: http://subversion.tigris.org/faq.html
59 See the final section of the first chapter of the Subversion Book.
63 V. CONVERTING FROM CVS
65 If you're a CVS user trying to move your CVS history over to
66 Subversion, then be sure to visit the 'cvs2svn' project:
68 http://cvs2svn.tigris.org
70 You can get the latest released version of the cvs2svn converter
71 from the project downloads area:
73 http://cvs2svn.tigris.org/servlets/ProjectDocumentList?folderID=2976
75 Please note that the cvs2svn project is a *separate* project from
76 Subversion. If you have problems with cvs2svn or are confused,
77 please email the cvs2svn project's mailing lists, not the
80 Finally, be sure to see Appendix B in the Subversion Book. It
81 contains a very quick overview of the major differences between