Ben Smith-Mannschott wrote on Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 20:49:35 +0200:
> On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 20:40, David Weintraub <qazwart_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> > One of the nice thing about Dropbox is that you can share files
> > between various users. I will sometimes keep a Subversion repository
> > on Dropbox, so I can access it on various systems. Right now, it's
> > just for me to use.
> >
> > Here's the scenario:
> >
> > * I have my Dropbox under $HOME/Dropbox.
> > * I create a Subversion repository on $HOME/Dropbox/svn_repos
> > * I now share my $HOME/Dropbox/svn_repos folder between my colleagues.
> >
> > What happens if we all start svnserve on that particular shared folder
> > in Dropbox? Is there an issue with possible collisions if two or more
> > people attempt to commit their changes at the same time?
>
> Dropbox will rename conflicting revisions. Subversion will become very
> confused. Your repository will be hosed.
>
> > What if we skip the svnserve route and merely use the file://
> > protocol? Is this any safer?
>
> No. This makes no difference. Both will be equally broken.
>
> This is a Bad Idea.
>
+1. Don't do that.
> // Ben
Received on 2011-09-23 04:15:34 CEST