I'm looking for an easy to use file version control system for all of our web development files. We have been using Adobe’s Version Cue for our projects that utilize Adobe products and love it. The problem is that Version Cue only works with Adobe products. In essence we are looking for a Version Cue for “everything else”. We’ve tried tools like CVS and Subversion, but those are very difficult, seem to require a high degree of specialized knowledge and are not user friendly. On the other hand Version cue offers most of the same features, but has a very simple yet powerful and feature rich GUI. We need something that is usable by our programmers and designers alike. Any thoughts or suggestions? kvarnerexpress

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There are a number of version control softwares that are used.

CVS/ PVCS are free and so used where cost is a great factor.
Otherwise, MS Visual Sourcesafe, Clearcase are the tools used in version control. At the place where I work, they have developed a layer/interface with the underlying being PVCS. So, it is free and customizable according to your requirements.

Though it takes a little time in the development but if it is to be used for a long time, it makes sense in spending time creating a comfortable interface with the necessary features and you can use CVS as the underlying.

Cheers.

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