<s>
TortoiseSVN	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
Subversion	B-Application
client	O
,	O
implemented	O
as	O
a	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
shell	O
extension	O
,	O
that	O
helps	O
programmers	O
manage	O
different	B-Architecture
versions	I-Architecture
of	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
for	O
their	O
programs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
released	O
under	O
the	O
GNU	B-License
General	I-License
Public	I-License
License	I-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
TortoiseSVN	B-Protocol
won	O
the	O
SourceForge.net	B-Application
2007	O
Community	O
Choice	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Tool	O
or	O
Utility	O
for	O
Developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Windows	O
Explorer	O
,	O
besides	O
showing	O
context	O
menu	O
items	O
for	O
Subversion	B-Application
commands	O
,	O
TortoiseSVN	B-Protocol
provides	O
icon	O
overlay	O
that	O
indicates	O
the	O
status	O
of	O
Subversion	B-Application
working	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TortoiseSVN	B-Protocol
can	O
be	O
integrated	O
into	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Visual	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
by	O
using	O
a	O
third-party	O
plugin	O
such	O
as	O
VsTortoise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third-party	O
repository	O
monitoring	O
application	O
using	O
TortoiseSVN	B-Protocol
was	O
named	O
SVN-Monitor	O
,	O
then	O
evolved	O
into	O
Vercue	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TortoiseSVN	B-Protocol
1.9	O
and	O
later	O
requires	O
at	O
least	O
Windows	O
Vista	O
or	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
