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News Subversion sets an example for successful adoption of open source tools by enterprise users
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companies consider the purchase of new software applications and development
tools for their teams, open source tools are often at the top of the list in the
beginning for the obvious reason, they are free. But, all too often, open source solutions
fail to be adopted by enterprise customers over concerns of support and
longevity. No one wants to commit their entire development organization to a
tool that won't be around a year from now.Subversion however is a different story all together. It has, in fact become a shining leader and example for how an open source project can be successful for large and small organizations. It has amazingly been well adopted both by traditional users of open source and within major corporations. In a discussion with CM Journal Editor-in-Chief Patrick Egan, Michael Pilato, Senior Software Engineer and Subversion Committer and Bob Jenkins, Senior Product Manager for CollabNet address the phenomenal adoption of Subversion by enterprises. [Listen to the Podcast] As
companies consider the purchase of new software applications and development
tools for their teams, open source tools are often at the top of the list in the
beginning for the obvious reason, they are free. But, all too often, open source solutions
fail to be adopted by enterprise customers over concerns of support and
longevity. No one wants to commit their entire development organization to a
tool that won't be around a year from now.Subversion however is a different story all together. It has, in fact become a shining leader and example for how an open source project can be successful for large and small organizations. It has amazingly been well adopted both by traditional users of open source and within major corporations. The adoption of Subversion by both large and small development teams has been rather remarkable and according to Mike Pillato Senior Software Engineer and Subversion Committer, there are over a million current users with over a thousand new users every month. Many enterprises however tend not to adopt open source software even if it is quite robust without knowing that it secure and backed both by a real company and a strong developer community. Subversion is in the unique position of having been supported from conception by a major software company. Prior to the creation of the Subversion project, CollabNet had chosen CVS as the version control tool to support its own initiatives, but quickly determined that CVS would not scale to meet its rapidly growing customer base. CollabNet was determined to find a CVS like replacement that was open source but had a scalable design. They were however unable to come up with a suitable candidate, so, the next best option for CollabNet was to support the development of just such a product. They continue today to support the project by keeping CollabNet developers on staff dedicated to Subversion and by acting as legal council for the newly formed Subversion Organization. So for Enterprise level customers, two key factors have supported this rapid growth. First, as the most have been accustomed to large expenditures for version control applications, they now have an enterprise grade open source alternative that provides substantial savings to other options. And most importantly that this application is supported by not only a highly engaged developer community but also by a company like CollabNet. CM Journal Editor-in-Chief Patrick Egan talked in length with, Michael Pilato, Senior Software Engineer and Subversion Committer and Bob Jenkins, Senior Product Manager for CollabNet about this phenomenal adoption of Subversion by enterprises. [Listen to the Podcast] You will also have an opportunity to participate in a live webcast on the subject of Subversion for Enterprises featuring Michael Pilato Bob Jenkins and Terry Cordes, Reuters Developer Network SCM Migration Manager. The webcast will broadcast on March 21 at 10:00 AM PST -- 1:00 PM EST -- 1800 GMT. Find out more about this webcast at www.cmcrossroads.com/wc You can also learn more about Subversion for the Enterprise by visiting CollabNet at www.collab.net
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