You could look around for snapshot builds for your distribution. There are always those kind people that build a fresh package every morning and have them lying somewhere on their FTP server.<br><br>If the CVS or SVN repository has an FTP or HTTP space you can access the files anyway. However, if they&#39;re strictly by their own protocols then you have to use a client offline or online (via Web interface if the site chooses to offer one; WebSVN for Subversion for example).<br>
<br>There is no fear of anything with VCS tools. Security people install these all the time:<br><br><a href="http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/">http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/</a><br><a href="http://www.tortoisecvs.org/">http://www.tortoisecvs.org/</a><br>
<a href="http://code.google.com/p/tortoisegit/">http://code.google.com/p/tortoisegit/</a><br>