Startup Ideas: Reinventing CVS for Business
The need for joint creation and coding of knowledge has long ceased to be the prerogative of programmers. More precisely, so. Everyone who encodes knowledge, sews it up in some form, is a programmer. But for some reason, the advantages and joys of versioned file storages are available only to “programmers,” that is, IT-people in the narrow sense of the word.
Plus, with the increasing standardization of file formats and the increasing distribution of XML formats, the ability to compare versions will come into more and more use. The ability to compare documents is already in Microsoft Word, for example.
So the challenge. Create the ability to work on one document (or group of documents) to a distributed team. In fact, expand SVN or CVSfor the needs of businesses, not just programmers.
Additional requirements:
Advanced access rights management
Access via the web without using the local file system
Storage of meta-data about files: tags, tags, associations
Automatic backup storage
I know several types of businesses where such a solution will be used. These are companies of
consultants, law firms, design bureaus. Where there are many different files, and access to them is needed not only by one person.
The solution scheme is obvious:
The first one to solve this problem will get a prize in the form of a local temporary monopoly in the market. It is advisable to “decide” immediately with the issue of comparing versions for all major formats. And not only at the level of rights. That is, it will cover the largest possible area from right to left.
Or maybe someone knows a ready-made platform for this?
Does anyone use Sharepoint? Can you tell me how it works for you?
Plus, with the increasing standardization of file formats and the increasing distribution of XML formats, the ability to compare versions will come into more and more use. The ability to compare documents is already in Microsoft Word, for example.
So the challenge. Create the ability to work on one document (or group of documents) to a distributed team. In fact, expand SVN or CVSfor the needs of businesses, not just programmers.
Additional requirements:
Advanced access rights management
Access via the web without using the local file system
Storage of meta-data about files: tags, tags, associations
Automatic backup storage
I know several types of businesses where such a solution will be used. These are companies of
consultants, law firms, design bureaus. Where there are many different files, and access to them is needed not only by one person.
The solution scheme is obvious:
The first one to solve this problem will get a prize in the form of a local temporary monopoly in the market. It is advisable to “decide” immediately with the issue of comparing versions for all major formats. And not only at the level of rights. That is, it will cover the largest possible area from right to left.
Or maybe someone knows a ready-made platform for this?
Does anyone use Sharepoint? Can you tell me how it works for you?