+If you start from scratch with CVS you have to create your repository and
+ checkout the working copy with external tools.
+ If you're using a client-server setup you may need to login before doing
+ the first repository checkout.
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+If your documents are under revision control and others are using the same
+ repository problems arise when different changes to the same document at
+ the same location happen.
+ Standard CVS repositories doesn't operate with a file locking mechanism.
+ This may be surprising, but conflicts only occur if people disagree on
+ the proper content of the same part of a document.
+ So, if co-workers are used to communicate regularly, these conflicts occur
+ rarely.
+ If they don't communicate they have a fundamental problem anyway.
+ Nevertheless some people like to work with so called
+\begin_inset Quotes eld
+\end_inset
+
+reserved checkouts
+\begin_inset Quotes erd
+\end_inset
+
+.
+ If they do so the working copy of all files is readonly when checked out
+ first and the user starts editing after using a special command to make
+ the working copy writable.
+ When the changes are checked in the working copy returns to readonly state.
+ With LyX one has to edit the
+\begin_inset Flex Code
+status collapsed
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+.cvsrc
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+ file and add the line
+\begin_inset Flex Code
+status collapsed
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+cvs -r
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+ to work with reserved checkouts.
+ The benefit is the possibility to see who is using a writable copy of some
+ document.
+ It's not guaranteed only one user makes a copy writable.
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+LyX tries to guess if you're using reserved or non-reserved checkouts.
+ If your working copy is readonly or it is writable and an additional copy
+ of your document exists in the CVS/Base sub-directory a reserved otherwise
+ a non-reserved checkout is assumed.
+ When a reserved checkout is detected you have to use
+\begin_inset Flex MenuItem
+status collapsed
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+Check Out
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+ to make your working copy writable if it's readonly.
+ After doing so the
+\begin_inset Flex MenuItem
+status collapsed
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+Check In
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+ operation is possible and that makes your working copy readonly again after
+ transferring your changes to the repository.
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+More information about CVS can be found here
+\begin_inset Flex URL
+status collapsed
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+
+http://www.nongnu.org/cvs
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+ and here
+\begin_inset Flex URL
+status collapsed
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+
+http://ximbiot.com/cvs
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+.
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+Read
+\family typewriter
+man cvs
+\family default
+ to understand the sub-commands and the switches mentioned below.
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Subsubsection
+
+\family sans
+Register
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+If your document is not under revision control, this is the only item shown