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RE: SVN as CMS

From: Bob Archer <bob.archer_at_amsi.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:05:56 -0400

> One problem is that it is next to impossible to really delete anything
> from a subversion repository, so if you regularly push binaries in
> you'll end up with a big repository of mostly-obsolete data, but still
> important to keep backed up.

Well, everyone says don't keep artifacts in a repository cause you can
recreate them. So is keeping it backed up really that important. Also,
repository will only grow by the size of the deltas, right?

> And if you set things up to use its native
> 'update' mechanism you end up with 2 copies and some extra metadata
> everywhere you use it.

So, use "export"

BOb

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