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'''Subversion''' ('''SVN''') is a [[Revision control|version control]] system initiated in 1999 by [[CollabNet]] Inc. It is used to maintain current and historical versions of files such as [[source code]], web pages, and documentation. Its goal is to be a mostly-compatible successor to the widely used [[Concurrent Versions System]] (CVS).

Subversion is well-known in the [[open source]] community and is used on many open source projects, including [[Apache Software Foundation]], [[Free Pascal]], [[FreeBSD]], [[GNU Compiler Collection|GCC]], [[Python (programming language)|Python]]{{update after|2009|9|1}}, [[Django (web framework)|Django]], [[Ruby (programming language)|Ruby]], [[Mono (software)|Mono]], [[SourceForge.net]], [[ExtJS]], [[Tigris.org]], and [[PHP]]. [[Google Code]] also provides Subversion hosting for their open source projects. [[BountySource]] systems use it exclusively. [[Codeplex]] offers access to both Subversion as well as other types of clients.

Subversion is also being adopted in the corporate world. In a 2007 report by [[Forrester Research]], Subversion was recognized as the sole leader in the Standalone Software Configuration Management (SCM) category and a strong performer in the Software Configuration and Change Management (SCCM) category.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.collab.net/forrester_wave_report/index.html | title=The Forrester Wave: Software Change and Configuration Management, Q2 2007 | publisher=[[Forrester Research]]}}</ref>