* Brandon Stout [Thu, 13 Sep 2007 at 23:29 -0600] <quote> > Andrew McNabb wrote: > > This is one of the main reasons I avoid using OpenDocument files. I > > don't mean that in the obnoxious sense--I really wish I could use them > > more, but I don't because I can't check them in, etc. As much as I like > > LaTeX, it's not perfect for everything. I use it for everything, > > though, because it's a plain text format. > > > > I would love an answer to your question. > > OpenDocument is a plain text file ziped to save space.
Is there a reason that SCMs don't do deltas on 'binary' files? I mean besides the obvious they're opaque to a human. Still, it's all just bits to the computer anyway. So why not store deltas on binaries? Von Fugal
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