[Hcoop-discuss] public SVN server - reviving the issue

[Ryan M]

Hello,

Terrence Brannon wrote:
> I just had a need to do some development and have people on IRC look
> at what I was doing as I did it so they could d/l it, try it and
> feedback on it.
>
> Mike_L wanted public SVN as well...
>
> Let's talk about this and maybe get it going.
>
>   
Well, first of all, there are many providers of SVN and CVS services.  
I.E., sourceforge.net, savannah.gnu.org,
www.berlios.de (pretty popular for SVN), and many others -- check 
http://subversion.tigris.org/project_links.html "Sites that Offer 
Subversion Hosting"

That said, if the admins think that our little engine that could would 
be able to deal with subversion traffic, I'm really for it.  It'd be 
helpful to foster a development atmosphere instead of just websites with 
specific objectives.  However, I wouldn't advertise the server being 
capable of hosting subversion repositories, as then we'd probably end up 
with too many people wanting in.

SVN is pretty secure -- we can set it up to require (MANDATE) svn+ssh 
with keypairs for modifications to repositories.  But can a repository 
meant for public fetching work at the same time without authentication?  
How expensive is SVN when it comes to memory and CPU?  I imagine it 
isn't anything to worry about, but it is something to consider.  In 
general, we only have 34mb of physical memory left at any given time.  
The less we force things into swap, the more responsive Fyodor will be 
for mission critical services.

Anyway, SVN is great.  If Fyodor has the resources, lets do it.  If it 
doesn't, then let those other fine repositories take care of those 
needs.  Perhaps we can setup a beneficial relationship with one of the 
lesser-known repositories.

Ryan