Subversion (2002)
- It is good.
 
- Versioned directory.
 - Versioned rename.
 - Atomic commits.
 - Cheap branching and tagging.
 - Offline diff.
 - Active community.
 - you love it and it loves you back.
 
subversion/libsvn_fs_base/notes/fs-history:
                  Subversion Filesystem History
       (a love song for libsvn_fs, by C. Michael Pilato)
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