Am 01.10.2011 01:53, schrieb Grant:
>> I'm not sure if you are overcomplicating this by trying to use Unix
>> permission.  Have you instead considered webdav?  You can restrict this to
>> particular (apache) users/groups, directories, files.  It also uses lockfiles
>> so with two users editing a file simultaneously will cause a warning when you
>> try to save it.
> 
> How does webdav relate to something like subversion?  Do they
> compliment each other or are they substitutes?
> 
> - Grant
> 

WebDAV has no version control. It is just an extension to HTTP for
distributed authoring. It supports locking files and methods which make
it more filesystem-like. AFAIK SVN uses WebDAV for its HTTP transfer
protocol.

Regards,
Florian Philipp