What is the difference between all the different types of version control?

Question

After being told by at least 10 people on SO that version control was a good thing even if it\'s just me I now have a followup question.

What is the difference betwe

Answer 1

Mark said:

git - very hot since Linus switched to it

I just want to point out that Linus didn't switch to it, Linus wrote it.