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RE: file:/// url schema

From: Miller, Eric <Eric.Miller_at_amd.com>
Date: 2007-10-03 19:29:57 CEST

> Please don't. Use file:/// protocol only for testing or for a single
> developer on a local machine. Anything more than that and you should
> set up a server. Otherwise, you have to give all people complete
> access to the repository files, meaning they can circumvent any
> access controls or hooks you may want to install, and they can even
> accidentally erase the entire thing. Just don't do it. Set up
> svnserve. It's easy. Or set up Apache if you need more features.

But won't you typically get a pretty good bump in speed using file://?
I've been toying around with the idea of switching from svn+ssh:// to
our (already NFS mounted repositories) to file:// just for that reason.

Eric

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