Cannot view log while working copy is locked

Hi list, recently I noticed that I cannot view the log while an update of a working copy is running. It's quite annoying. I wonder if it has always been this way or if this is new in 1.7. Isn't "svn log" a completely remote operation without involving the local working copy? Regards, André

Branching/Merging Strategy

I wanted to describe our branching and merging strategy and hopefully get some feedback.  We are using Subversion Server 1.6. Currently we manage trunk plus up to 3 other branches: trunk:  always represents "what's in production" 1.0.0, 2.0.0, etc: represent long-term