From: Kariem H. <ka...@us...> - 2008-11-18 09:36:11
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As far as I understood, SVN support is intended to be used for a part of the scenario described by Adam: It can be used to share bibtex files via a versioning system, or lock specific files temporarily or permanently (as described in Lee's scenario). When I first read Adam's request, I understood that the intention was to lock single entries inside the .bib file, but I believe this is not necessary any more. Is this correct? When I first read through the discussion, I thought of a local database (sqlite, hsqldb, derby) that is synchronized regularly with a central database. The intended solution does not touch database connectivity anymore, right? Just want to be sure that integration of SVN support into JabRef is really something that helps the users. I don't think that this is easy, and in addition it might involve additional steps on the user side (setup, configure SVN repository) that are out of JabRef's control. Cheers, Kariem |