title: Version Control soft that will keep ALL files and their metadata from POSIX FS (ext3/ext4)
body: <p><em>THE SCENARIO</em></p>
  
  <p>I'm developing a Root FS for some embedded Linux device. It is sitting on the host, exported via NFS and my development board mounts is under "/".
  The workflows that I need are:
  - to share my FS to other developers(they have with their own dev. boards)
  - to backup my Root FS onto some "server"
  - to deploy my Root FS onto flash-disks or other media
  - track changes in specific files in my Root FS, branching&amp;merging,roll back etc.</p>
  
  <p>Guys, this seems to me as a Version Control scenario, and I even use git.</p>
  
  <p><em>THE PROBLEM</em></p>
  
  <p>As you know Git(and svn/mercurial/bazaar too !) 1) does not store special files (device files under /dev etc.) 2) does not store file owners and permissions.
  I want to store everything and AS IS.</p>
  
  <p><em>THE QUESTION</em>:</p>
  
  <p>Do you know some VCS that will do the job ?
  Or may be you know about another (but simple) solution for doing my scenarios ?</p>
  
  <p>IS IT A COMMON PROBLEM...</p>
  
  <p>I believe that it is, because till now I've heard about scripts/hooks/custom soft that everybody(!) works out for his purposes. All I need is an all-eating-VSS</p>
  
  <p>Thank you !!</p>