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Re: file:/// url schema

From: Andy Levy <andy.levy_at_gmail.com>
Date: 2007-10-03 20:47:50 CEST

On 10/3/07, Miller, Eric <Eric.Miller@amd.com> wrote:
> > 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.

I value the safety of my data over raw speed. file:/// in a shared
environment presents far too many risks to data integrity, I gladly
accept the "lower" performance of using an actual Subversion server.

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