What is a source code repository?
A source code repository is a version control system. That is, it manages files and directories—and the changes made to them—over time. This allows you to recover older versions of your data, or examine the history of how your data changed. In this regard, many people think of a version control system as a sort of “time machine”. Repositories can operate across networks, which allows them to be used by people on different computers. At some level, the ability for various people to modify and manage the same set of data from their respective locations fosters collaboration. Progress can occur more quickly without a single conduit through which all modifications must occur. And because the work is versioned, you need not fear that quality is the trade-off for losing that conduit—if some incorrect change is made to the data, just undo that change. ModCenter currently offers Subversion (SVN) repository hosting, but we plan to offer additional systems in the future.
