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Difference between SCM and SVN

What is the difference between SCM and SVN? And how does git differ from mercurial?

Solution

  • SCM generally means Software Configuration Management, which include CMRM (Change Management up to Release Management), including versioning.

    SVN is only a VCS: Version Control Tool.

    So one is much more complete and covers more completely the development lifecycle, while being generic: Team Fundation Server or RTC - Rational Team Concert - are both examples of SCM.