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by acbart 2121 days ago
Wait, wouldn't this actually be fairly simple to set up? I'll admit my Git knowledge is a little shaky, but couldn't you set up a Hook that runs when you commit a Docx/Pptx/etc. file to unzip it in memory first, and then another Hook when you checkout to zip it back into the original structure? I guess conflicts are the major issue... asking users to navigate the XML/binary structure stored inside could be a mess. A GUI could help, but that would invoke different issues.

ETA: Apparently right below this comment someone has already created this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24303611