Re: Performance of SVN on Windows and Linux

Greg Thomas wrote:
> On Wed, 1 Apr 2009 11:07:31 -0400, David Weintraub <qazwart_at_gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> The biggest problem with Windows is the virus scanning software. When
>> you checkout 1000 files, Windows scans each of those for viruses. Then
>> of course, there are 1000 copies of all the files in the .svn
>> directory which Windows also scans.
>
> True, but the discussion was referring to the server, where you don't
> checkout.
>
> The client OS generally is dictated by factors other than performance!

Not necessarily - you can check out, edit and commit on any OS that
supports subversion. If you are using eclipse/subclipse you'd probably
barely know the difference - and if the target language is portable it's
a good idea to test it on different platforms anyway.

-- 
   Les Mikesell
    lesmikesell_at_gmail.com
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