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Reputation: 29886

SVN vs CVS repo

What SVN repos are worth looking into.

I would like, security, privacy, easy to use and free.

I have some code I want to backup and thought SVN could be a good way to go, rather than backup onto disk.

Which SVN could you recommend. I would also like one with a nice web UI and the ability to document the project. It would only be for max 2 users.

Also what is the difference between SVN and CVS?

Thanks

Upvotes: 0

Views: 311

Answers (3)

Sander Rijken
Sander Rijken

Reputation: 21615

If you want something where you can centrally control users and read/write rights, use Subversion. It's free, relatively simple and secure (provided you use https://). See svnbook for a guide on setting up Apache, or use visualsvn server for Windows setups that help you get a server up and running pretty quick.

Upvotes: 0

Kevin LaBranche
Kevin LaBranche

Reputation: 21078

I've been using Mercurial and enjoy it very much. You can get a free Bitbucket account and start storing your repos in the cloud.

There's a really good free video on tekpub for Mercurial and Codeplex. It takes you through all the basics and will be close to how Bitbucket works.

Check out the http://hginit.com link as another good resource.

I was using SVN on my local box to store my personal work but no more. With Bitbucket & Mercurial I won't have to worry about my local box dying and making sure I had everything backed up....

You could also look into Git. The basic gist I have found/heard is Mercurial is a little easier to work with but not as powerful as Git. However, both are excellent choices.

Bottom line is you can't go wrong with either Hg (Mercurial) or Git but I would go with Hg unless you needed some of the advanced features which sounds like you don't.

Learning SVN isn't necessarily bad as there are a lot of Organizations using it but I would really concentrate on Distributed Version Control Systems instead. They really are the future. :-)

Upvotes: 1

Tyler Eaves
Tyler Eaves

Reputation: 13121

git + Github. There's is imo no reason to start with svn now, with much better alternatives available.

Upvotes: 1

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