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Originally Posted by tompe
Why do you think the time is free? Using version control systems with people who are not programmers usually cost a lot of time. Even with programmers there are costs. You also have cost for backup and running a repository server. And you might have to hire somebody new that have the competence.
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I have to admit that I struggle to accept that. A backup and repository server costs less than a few hundred dollars these days - apart from the smallest imaginable publishers that should be a negligible cost per book.
Version control systems are really not hard to use - I really don't accept the argument that it would require too much training or other expense. Publishers are essentially in the business of managing and controlling the distribution of information. If they're not capable of doing that in a sensible way then they need a kick up the backside.
/JB