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| * //Git Winch// is totally file-agnostic. What this means is that the office is free to use //any// file they choose. We do NOT lock you into any files. We do not put you into our " | * //Git Winch// is totally file-agnostic. What this means is that the office is free to use //any// file they choose. We do NOT lock you into any files. We do not put you into our " | ||
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| + | * You can create template files for //ALL// the files your office uses. This ensures that you can create a new file for //any// application you use, right from within //Git Winch.// For e.g. you can immediately work on a new letter with your office letterhead on it. | ||
| * We do NOT make offices transmit files //through our server.// This is a huge deal, if you think deeply. In today' | * We do NOT make offices transmit files //through our server.// This is a huge deal, if you think deeply. In today' | ||
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| * Your files are not only backed up at the Git Host of your choice, but you and your office can //revert// back to previous version of the same files. This is especially a major advantage for creative offices such as graphic artists, marketing agencies, architects... | * Your files are not only backed up at the Git Host of your choice, but you and your office can //revert// back to previous version of the same files. This is especially a major advantage for creative offices such as graphic artists, marketing agencies, architects... | ||
| - | * The office workers need not have any account at the Git Host. Only the owner takes such an account. In fact even the owner just sets up a special Personal Access Token, on the host and nothing much else there. The advantage of using //Git Winch// to manage Github/ | + | * The office workers need not have any account at the Git Host. Only the owner takes such an account. In fact even the owner just sets up a special Personal Access Token (PAT), on the chosen Git host and nothing much else there. The advantage of using //Git Winch// to manage Github/ |
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| + | * If the owner is too busy, all he/she has to do is to delegate the rest of the setting up work to a manager. The owner does NOT share the PAT but instead an encrypted version can be shared with the said manager to do the work on behalf of the owner. This ensures that the PAT never goes astray and yet, work can be delegated to the said manager. You can have any number of managers | ||
| * The system allows owners/ | * The system allows owners/ | ||
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| * If by some chance you need to do some advanced Git commands, you can easily drop into a console window, and carry out the actions using command-line Git. You can also use the popular // | * If by some chance you need to do some advanced Git commands, you can easily drop into a console window, and carry out the actions using command-line Git. You can also use the popular // | ||
| - | * ALL commits pushed into your Git host are //signed.// That means there is NO chance that anyone can forge someone else's name into a commit and then push it. All signatures are verifiable by anyone who has access to that repositories. Even if the original author is no longer part of the office, that person' | + | * ALL commits pushed into your Git host are //signed.// That means there is NO chance that anyone can forge someone else's name into a commit and then push it. All signatures are verifiable by anyone who has access to that repository. Even if the original author is no longer part of the office, that person' |