Setting up Subversion with multiple access methods
One thing that makes subversion such a powerful revision system is it’s ability to permit multiple methods of access. Https (webdav), SSH and svnserve. In spite of svn’s ability to support multiple access methods, doing so simultaniously can be quite challenging. Typically one will run into permission issues as the http(s) access will all be written to the filesystem as the user running the webserver. The ssh access will all write to the filesystem under each users given account. Read more
Using SVK to Increase Productivity
SVK is a client for SVN built using perl. It makes a number of improvements over the standard svn client, while retaining much of the same feel. It works with the standard Subversion server and works perfectly in an environment with some users using svn and some using svk on the client side. It provides a number of sizable advantages over the standard svn client and is a must have for any development project.
UPDATE: It’s been a while since this article was written and while still accurate, do yourself a favor and go use Git. Read more