Subversion, Collaboa, and Commit Access
Our repository was originally setup for internal development with the understanding it would be open source. We deployed Subversion 1.2 and Trac, which was great internally, but not so hot when we opened the source and developers started asking for commit access. In order for developers to hack, patch, and adapt SimpleTicket within the repository we will be updating the server.
First we will be upgrading Subversion from 1.2 to 1.3. Subversion 1.2 only allows for read, write, and anonymous permissions. This would allow for rogue commits and restrict us from giving someone their own branch. After a little digging, we found that using WebDAV or upgrading to 1.3 allows us to set path-based permissions on the repository. As such, please note SVN access will be unavailable for a period of time when we upgrade to 1.3.
We also ran into Collaboa, a Rails based application for SVN repositories and developer collaboration. Among other features, Collaboa provide RSS feeds for changesets which means you’ll see what we’re doing.
If you’d like to help us test this setup before it goes live, please leave a comment.