Distributed Version Control is here to stay, baby - Joel on Software
If you are using Subversion, stop it. Just stop. Subversion = Leeches. Mercurial and Git = Antibiotics. We have better technology now.
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also, check out his tutorial he created that gives you good insight into the mindset needed (and how to break out of your subversion-centric mindset): HgInit