CVS might work for plaintext files, but isn't a good idea for use with an DBMS.

"or something alike" - this includes re-inventing the wheel.

Note though that combining CVS with a DBMS is possible and not always a bad idea.

Juerd # { site => 'juerd.nl', plp_site => 'plp.juerd.nl', do_not_use => 'spamtrap' }