This article is from the Configuration Management Tools FAQ, by Dave Eaton dwe@arde.com with numerous contributions by others.
SourceSafe was originally written for the PC. Mainsoft used their
product MainWin in concert with the Microsoft Visual SourceSafe code
to produce a UNIX version of the familiar Microsoft product. This
product includes a Win95-style GUI. Databases can be shared between
UNIX and MS Windows platforms by using Samba. Visual SourceSafe allows
project level (as opposed to file level) maintenance of software
source code, testing scripts and project documents. Version 5.0
includes extensive functionality to assist web developers such as
routines to test hypertext links and to upload files to live web
sites. Further information on the product can be obtained either from
Mainsoft Corporation (http://www.mainsoft.com) or from the European
distributor OpenGate Software (http://www.opengate.co.uk/opengate/).
 
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