Wow, I can see where this would have been a total meltdown. That's a very compelling reason not to use Perforce, so I have to agree - it's only free as in beer. I think I'll uninstall it myself, now... thanks for the info.

UPDATE:Someone asked me whether this comment had been sarcastic. Not at all. The debacle as described was a prime example of why it wouldn't be a good idea to use non-open source software for version control. Knowing this, I have changed my mind about using Perforce, and will indeed uninstall it.