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@@ -6,18 +6,12 @@ histories.
 Ikiwiki started out supporting only [[Subversion|svn]], but the interface
 ikiwiki uses to a revision control system is sufficiently simple and
 generic that it can be adapted to work with many systems by writing a
 Ikiwiki started out supporting only [[Subversion|svn]], but the interface
 ikiwiki uses to a revision control system is sufficiently simple and
 generic that it can be adapted to work with many systems by writing a

-[[plugin|plugins/write]]. [[Subversion|svn]] is still a recommended choice;
-[[git]] is another well-tested option. 
+[[plugin|plugins/write]]. These days, most people use [[git]].

 
 While all supported revision control systems work well enough for basic
 use, some advanced or special features are not supported in all of them.
 
 While all supported revision control systems work well enough for basic
 use, some advanced or special features are not supported in all of them.

-Lack of support in [[ikiwiki-makerepo]] or auto.setup can make it harder to
-set up a wiki using that revision control system. The `rcs_commit_staged`
-hook is needed to use [[attachments|plugins/attachment]] or
-[[plugins/comments]]. `rcs_getctime` may be implemented in a fast way
-(ie, one log lookup for all files), or very slowly (one lookup per file).
-And so on. The table below summarises this for each revision control
-system and links to more information about each.
+The table below summarises this for each revision control system and
+links to more information about each.

 
 [[!table data="""
 feature             |[[git]]|[[svn]]|[[bzr]]   |[[monotone]]|[[mercurial]]|[[darcs]]|[[tla]]   |[[cvs]]
 
 [[!table data="""
 feature             |[[git]]|[[svn]]|[[bzr]]   |[[monotone]]|[[mercurial]]|[[darcs]]|[[tla]]   |[[cvs]]


@@ -28,10 +22,23 @@ auto.setup          |yes    |yes    |incomplete|yes         |incomplete   |yes
 `rcs_remove`        |yes    |yes    |yes       |yes         |no           |yes      |no        |yes
 `rcs_diff`          |yes    |yes    |yes       |yes         |no           |yes      |yes       |yes
 `rcs_getctime`      |fast   |slow   |slow      |slow        |slow         |slow     |slow      |slow
 `rcs_remove`        |yes    |yes    |yes       |yes         |no           |yes      |no        |yes
 `rcs_diff`          |yes    |yes    |yes       |yes         |no           |yes      |yes       |yes
 `rcs_getctime`      |fast   |slow   |slow      |slow        |slow         |slow     |slow      |slow

-`rcs_getmtime`      |fast   |slow   |no        |no          |no           |no       |no        |no
+`rcs_getmtime`      |fast   |slow   |slow      |no          |no           |no       |no        |no
+`rcs_preprevert`    |yes    |no     |no        |no          |no           |no       |no        |no
+`rcs_revert`        |yes    |no     |no        |no          |no           |no       |no        |no

 anonymous push      |yes    |no     |no        |no          |no           |no       |no        |no
 conflict handling   |yes    |yes    |yes       |buggy       |yes          |yes      |yes       |yes
 anonymous push      |yes    |no     |no        |no          |no           |no       |no        |no
 conflict handling   |yes    |yes    |yes       |buggy       |yes          |yes      |yes       |yes

+openid username     |yes    |no     |no        |no          |no           |no       |no        |no

 """]]
 
 """]]
 

+Notes:
+
+* Lack of support in [[ikiwiki-makerepo]] or auto.setup can make it harder to
+  set up a wiki using that revision control system.
+* The `rcs_commit_staged` hook is needed to use [[attachments|plugins/attachment]]
+  or [[plugins/comments]].
+* `rcs_getctime` and `rcs_getmtime` may be implemented in a fast way (ie, one log
+  lookup for all files), or very slowly (one lookup per file).
+* Openid username support allows avoiding display of Google's ugly openids.
+

 There is a page with [[details]] about how the different systems work with
 ikiwiki, for the curious.
 There is a page with [[details]] about how the different systems work with
 ikiwiki, for the curious.