On Sat, Oct 29, 2011 at 2:03 PM, Les Mikesell <lesmikes...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sat, Oct 29, 2011 at 12:07 PM, Pietro Moras <studio...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> In need of breaking the initial ice with Subversion, I wonder if you have >> any real knowledge of a Test Subversion Repository/Server where to start >> understanding, hands-on, what it's all about. >> >> Anyhow, these are the related generic—and, so far, untested—hints I've >> already collected: >> >> -- Redbean book >> >> -- CollabNet >> >> -- Subversion Edge >> >> -- Trial Subversion server at: SpringLoops.com, Beanstalkapp.com >> >> -- GUI client TortoiseSVN >> >> That said in case you know any better. > > Pretty much everything you can do with subversion will work with a > local repository and file:/// references. Do your initial > testing/learning that way, then decide what OS platform you want for > your server. I'd recommend a linux distribution where it would be > included in the standard system and updates, but that's a matter of > preference. You should not see any differences from the client side > regardless of the server platform.
Except the vagaries of access control for svnserve, SSH, HTTP, HTTPS, or svn+ssh, and backup to a second server. These are in fact some of the most awkward features to negotiate in a shared enviornment.
