On Fri, 5 Nov 2004 16:22:55 +0100, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> wrote:
> Am Freitag, 5. November 2004 14:13 schrieb Andrew Dunstan:
> > I'll repeat an observation I made (more or less) last time we had this
> > discussion: the loudest voice in it belongs to those who actually use
> > the repository most. When Tom or Bruce or Peter (for example) tell us we
> > need to change I'll take lots more notice.
>
> I'm certainly open to considering subversion, although I have a certain
> traumatic experience with it that may or may not be related to the BDB
> backend that it uses.
Aha, glad I'm not the only one. Version 1.1 has a flat-file based
backend which is not prone to BDB-permission-related problems, see:
http://svnbook.red-bean.com/svnbook-1.1/ch05.html#svn-ch-5-sect-1.4 .
It's only been around a few months though and the docs mention
possible issues with scalability.
Ian Barwick
barwick@gmail.com
