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> Trying to decide which document version control tool
> to use: Documentum/Info Factory or Visual SorceSafe.
>
> * What are the pros and cons of each?
Documentum: made for documentation files, costs a
bundle. Do you have a significant number of writers to
make this purchase worth while?
VSS: great for code, bad for any binary format -
stores a copy of the entire binary, not a diff.
Basically, feeding binaries to VSS is like feeding
Alka-Seltzer to a seagull. Boom. On the plus, your
company may already have it and have a licence that
can be made available to you.
> * Has anyone moved from one product to another?
No. I looked into Documentum several times, but the
cot per writer ratio was too high.
> * Has anyone persuaded management to switch tools?
Yes. We switched from VSS to common sense and solid
procedure. ;)
> Also, if anyone out there has any presentation
> materials they would like to share, please do.
Huh?
> BTW, I am willing to share these results with anyone
> who is interested.
Why not just post the results? It's on-topic, after all.
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immediately put a hand on your wallet and cover your groin."
-- Geoff Hart
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