Are there any decent free document control programs out there?

Subversion?

Don’t know about that, but the trouble with free SW in a professional environment is that you don’t get guaranteed support or updates to remain compatible with the latest HW and SW. We used a free Linux for one of our products for some time, but were forced to switch to a paid distribution because of driver update problems.

I think that’s the main reason why companies pay a lot of money for functions that, in theory, are available for free.

@johnpowell I thought Subversion was for code control? I need something more along the lines of documentation and CAD drawing revision control.

Will you reveal which software you’re using currently? I really can’t point you to a free program, but will fully back @LucG‘s response about the need for support.

If you let me know which program you’re using, I might be able to give you suggestions on how to make the program work well for your particular needs (Records Management/Document Control is my field).

@LC_Beta We are using a program called DvTDM by a company called Practical Programs (http://www.practicalprograms.com/). It seems to be just riddled with bugs and broken features, but maybe I’m totally missing something. Have you heard of it?

I don’t know anything for CAD drawing revision control but I often write essays and stuff with my friends through google docs. It makes it so easy to collaborate.

Try here