I'll second this. Half of my conflicts when working on .NET projects are related to changes in .csproj, DBML, or EDMX files. I understand the function these fil

I'll second this. Half of my conflicts when working on .NET projects are related to changes in .csproj, DBML, or EDMX files. I understand the function these files perform, but it certainly doesn't make it any easier. Just because I and a colleague happened to both add completely independent files to a project doesn't mean I should have to deal with a conflict.