[ba-ohs-talk] Collaborative Editing / Tracking?

["blincoln" <blincoln@ssesco.com>]

I realize that I'm either asking the most rudimentary question or
the most irritating one, but I have failed to find a clear answer in
my OHS-list archive.    (01)

Is there a current non-microsoft option for collaborative editing
of simple text files?  Microsoft Word seems to be the current
stand-out for decent change-tracking software, but I need to be
able to do this with a group of people who don't all have
Microsoft Office.  *gasp*    (02)

I know, what sort of stone-age delinquents can't get their hands on a pirate
copy of Word, but surely.. there is something available that offers
at least rudimentary multiple-editor support? (When I asked for options
from 3 different professional associates today, they all offered to give 
me a burned CD of office2k, an amusing commentary on the state of affairs.)    (03)

I know we'd discussed this as a feature that would be highly desireable
or even key to a good collaboration environment, but as for specific
options, my memory is blank.    (04)

thanks for reminding me, pointing me at a URL, or telling me when the
last discussion of this was on the OHS group so I can find it in my 
archives :)    (05)

bcl    (06)