Hi,

I agree that having a centrally-supported repos is a good idea, but I 
don't necessarily know if SVN is the tool I'd pick.  For common-good 
utilities (like authentication modules, drupal mods, etc), managing the 
branching/merging from a large swath of disperete developers could get 
hairy.  I think something like GIT (http://git-scm.com/) or Mercurial 
(http://mercurial.selenic.com/) -- something which makes 
branching/merging less painful -- might be better at engendering a 
shared sense of ownership.

Cheers,

Garrett

On 05/03/2010 01:48 PM, Debbie Gillespie wrote:
> Setting up a repository that is accessed via the file system is very
> easy to do and may be sufficient for many departments.  If you want an
> svn repository that is accessed via https, that is more difficult.
>
> For our internal development, we have created a repository on a shared
> drive.  My team can access the repository from the file system
> (file:///<<path to repository>>) and via ssh (svn+ssh://<<server
> name>>.<<path to repository>>).  Most of our research create svn
> repository using the same method.  For our research groups that need to
> share a repository with users outside the University, we provide
> repositories that can be accessed via https.
>
> For our internal development, it would be easier for us to continue to
> host it on our own servers.  However, I would be interested in using a
> centrally hosted repository for our repositories hosted over https.
>
> --
> Debbie Gillespie
> Systems Staff
> Department of Computer Science&  Engineering
> University of MN
>
> Aaron J. Zirbes wrote:
>> U of MN Developers,
>>
>> Is there anyone (besides me) out there on the list that feels that a
>> common-good SVN service would be a good idea?  Bad idea?  Not sure?
>>
>> As a web, application and systems developer I feel that I couldn't do my
>> job with out a proper revision control system (RCS).  It gives me a
>> giant UNDO button for all of my projects to any commit point in time.
>> It forces me to comment all my changes.  It gives me the confidence I
>> need to make sweeping changes to a system without the worry of "how do I
>> undo this?"
>>
>> Using SVN has become almost trivial as most development platforms (Adobe
>> Dreamweaver included) support SVN out of the box.
>>
>> We run our own subversion (SVN) server at EnHS for our department's
>> needs, but I'd be willing to guess that most departments do not.
>>
>> I know not all departments are large enough to support their own SVN
>> server, but I feel that any one who isn't using some sort of RCS in
>> their web development is suffering because of it.  It is putting
>> developers and their work at too much risk.  I think that all developers
>> at the U should have access to SVN, but for that to happen, U of MN
>> central would have to set it up as a common-good service.
>>
>> --
>> Aaron
>>