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Cross Platform Version Control Systems?
ignipotentis asks: "I've been given the task to find a multi-platform (windows, macintosh, linux) version control system. Currently, CVS is being used, and it isn't working quite as we expected it to. We are creating large Flash files and CVS is having problems keeping everything straight. It apparently doesn't like the large file sizes. I was wondering what other decent version control software is available that doesn't require a huge sum of money?"
You are probably already doing this, but just in case... Make sure you have CVS setup to treat the flash files as binary.
Personally I like Perforce; it's simple, flexible, straightforward, and it's pretty aware of what its job is and isn't. There's a gui client for Windows, and a command line for Unix, and it handles multi-megabyte binary files just fine. But it doesn't do binary diffs well, and it's not set up for different media types. I've heard it can be pretty cheap if you talk to Perforce Sales right (floating head? Don't ask me.)
One system that I've heard game developers rave over is alienbrain, which has built in support for a bunch of different media types and basically assumes it's dealing with a bunch of binary files or images from the get go.
At 10K for ten users it's not exactly freeware, but from the reviews it looks like some game designers love it like their G4 powerbook. But that's probably too expensive.
So another alternative is BitMover, which at the cheapest will cost you $400 a head. But there's also a leasing option that could work out better for you, and you get the warm fuzzies by supporting the software that keeps Linus calm and happy.
Or, finally, you could talk to some CVS consultants. The guys at cyclic could certainly help you out with your problem, and probably more cheaply. At the very least, they should be able to tell you if your problems can be fixed in CVS, and at that point you should have a better shopping list of what to buy in a new system.