On Thu, Apr 02, 2009 at 07:31:00PM +0100, Chris Withers wrote:
So, svn.zope.org causes me pain at the moment:
- it uses the bizarre svn or svn+ssh protocols, which I find annoying (ports blocked on routers, can't check with a browser, etc)
+10 for continuing to support svn+ssh, it's the best thing ever! * secure (passphrase-protected key) * convenient (ssh-agent means you only type the passphrase once) * convenient to use remotely (ssh agent forwarding means I ssh into a remote server and can use svn without having to store a key or a password anywhere on that remote server) The story may be different for Windows users (as usual). +0.5 for alternatively accepting authenticated https access (I'm not the admin, so it doesn't cost me, but I'm also not going to use it) BTW I've yet to see a firewall that blocks SSH. Am I lucky?
- the web front end is ancient and not as good as other options (Trac, WebSVN)
+1 for having trac as a subversion browser. In fact, see http://zope3.pov.lt/trac The svn repository mirror used by that trac instance is updated with svnsync every 5 minutes.
- the process for adding keys is baroque and managed by one person who is too busy to help with it (Jim)
I would not mind spending some time in a sprint writing a Zope 3 svn key management web app, but that's only a small part of the solution. Authentication and deployment are the other---bigger--two parts. Marius Gedminas -- http://pov.lt/ -- Zope 3 consulting and development