Hello Peter, Always great to hear fresh initiatives around Subversion :-) Some years ago, I was actively looking for such a tool. And even now that Git is all over the place, I'm convinced that SVN has a role to play. [1] And because Phabricator has winded down, I finally chose *RhodeCode* which is an Open core web browser + manager for Git, Hg and SVN.
I wonder in which situation your solution is best compared to: * Assembla <https://get.assembla.com/subversion/>, or any other hosted solution (RiouxSVN, Repositery.com, SlikSVN, just to name a few) * VisualSVN Server <https://www.visualsvn.com/>, or any other "local" management solution * SCM-Manager <https://scm-manager.org/>, or any other web management solution * Redmine <https://www.redmine.org/projects/redmine/wiki/HowTo_configure_Redmine_for_advanced_Subversion_integration>, or any other project management / ALM system that has a plug-in to manage SVN repositories (Tuleap, Trac, ...) * Cirata MultiSite <https://cirata.com/devops/solutions/subversion> (formerly WANdisco), or any other "enhanced" SVN solution I may guess, but it would be interesting to have your answer to better understand *where is your added value*. Regards Justin MASSIOT | Zentek [1] Some brain food regarding the Git vs. SVN debate: https://www.bitquabit.com/post/unorthodocs-abandon-your-dvcs-and-return-to-sanity/ https://svnvsgit.com/ On Wed, 5 Mar 2025 at 12:57, Peter Balogh <pe...@svnplus.com> wrote: > Hi SVN Users! > > I'm Peter, and I'm excited to hear your feedback on *svnplus.com > <http://svnplus.com>*, our new project to address the challenges we faced > with SVN before. > In our search for an svn solution for our own projects, we encountered > several common issues with existing tools: > • *Security*: We need a solution with strong security measures, > including robust two-factor authentication (TOTP support). > • *Web-based workflow*: It should be easy to review and comment > changes, track branches and merge them from a browser. > • *Automatic merges*: The system should enforce that only approved > changes, and all approved changes get to the trunk. > > I think these are simple requirements, but the best solutions we've found > are half baked hacks. > svnplus.com aims to solve these: create an easy to self host, simple, > secure, open svn solution. > > We'll create an open source system that meets our basic needs. > We'll provide a DigitalOcean marketplace image that uses existing, simple, > open solutions to the problems above. > After that's done we want to continue and implement secure, fast and user > friendly solutions to have modern easy to use workflows. > We also plan to build a small team to dive deep into old issues with svn > itself, like the fact I can't setup a usable TOTP solution today, or that > data is duplicated on our devices. > We plan to offer low cost managed solutions and enterprise support to > cover the costs. > > We have time, money, talents and enthusiasm to seriously work on these > issues > > As SVN users, your experience and insights are invaluable. I’d appreciate > your thoughts on the following: > > • *Shared Challenges*: Do the issues mentioned above reflect the > challenges you face with SVN in your projects? > • *Hosting*: Would you be interested in a hosted solution that also > offers the option for self-hosting, giving you full control over your data? > • *Feature Wishlist*: Are there any additional features or > improvements you’d consider essential for a modern SVN system? > I'm happy to sign NDA and spend time understanding your issues, and I'm > open to be corrected, if these are all non-issues or solvable problems but > I've missed the solutions for them. > > We think that in 2025 the version control landscape misses a good, fast, > reliable, simple to use centralized version control system that can handle > serious repository sizes and has good web support! > We want to build this! > If you agree, or if you don't, drop a reply, send a private email, lets > talk! > You can also show us your support by going to svnplus.com, and pushing > the heart icon in the top right corner. > We need your feedback, confirmation or just a conversation to know, this > project worth our time. We seriously think it is! > > Best regards, > Peter > Founder, SVNPlus >
