On Sat, Oct 29, 2011 at 2:03 PM, Les Mikesell <lesmikesell_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 29, 2011 at 12:07 PM, Pietro Moras <studio-pm_at_hotmail.com> wrote:
>> In need of breaking the initial ice with Subversion, I wonder if you have
>> any real knowledge of a Test Subversion Repository/Server where to start
>> understanding, hands-on, what it's all about.
>>
>> Anyhow, these are the related generic—and, so far, untested—hints I've
>> already collected:
>>
>> -- Redbean book
>>
>> -- CollabNet
>>
>> -- Subversion Edge
>>
>> -- Trial Subversion server at: SpringLoops.com, Beanstalkapp.com
>>
>> -- GUI client TortoiseSVN
>>
>> That said in case you know any better.
>
> Pretty much everything you can do with subversion will work with a
> local repository and file:/// references. Do your initial
> testing/learning that way, then decide what OS platform you want for
> your server. I'd recommend a linux distribution where it would be
> included in the standard system and updates, but that's a matter of
> preference. You should not see any differences from the client side
> regardless of the server platform.
Except the vagaries of access control for svnserve, SSH, HTTP, HTTPS,
or svn+ssh, and backup to a second server. These are in fact some of
the most awkward features to negotiate in a shared enviornment.
Received on 2011-10-30 00:51:58 CEST