Remember that we are ultimately talking about a database, not a file. VCS works on what it is designed to.. files.
In order to have multiple authors, some form of locking and collision conflict would need to be implemented.. and it *would* need to be accessible to multiple users at all times .. which would mean that, yes, the internet connection would be required for all activity in order to manage "check-in" and "check-out" at whatever level was required.
I would ask that people WAIT and see what the forthcoming Repository and Marketplace enable. If I understand it, you will be able to have some quasi-support for multiple authors (two authors each control a set of topics in their realms; both have shared that data and import each others' content into a single working realm).
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