[evan_]

It just did this by creating a sentinel file- so if you needed to, you could just delete the file manually.

[masklinn]

SVN provided the ability to steal locks, and locks were opt-in so e.g. you wouldn't have made CSS need locks because it's a text file and merges fine. Mandatory locking was mostly for binary work files e.g. PSD and the like.

[mikeocool]

Good to know, though I’m optimistic this is knowledge I’ll never need again!