thank you for the reply RE: question on SVN.EXE binary distribution vendors

"Dove, John (ITS) via users" <[email protected]> Wed, 23 Jul 2025 14:06:40 +0000
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Hi Andreas / Daniel / Brane,
Thank you very much for the quick reply.  Understood.
Please see my replies below.
Thanks.
~ John




>>>  Please don't assume endorsement just because the project publishes tho=
se links. They're a service to the community, no more and no less.

                Understood.

                Thanks.



>>>  [...]  It might be best if you try them all and see which one best fit=
s your requirements.


                Yes.

                I will research them all.



>>>  TortoiseSVN (optionally installs 32- and 64-bit (x64 and ARM64) comman=
d line tools and svnserve; supported and maintained by the TortoiseSVN proj=
ect)


                Tortoise will be installed as well.

                That's a high possibility to use its SVN.EXE.

                Great.


>>> I doubt there are much differences between the projects with regards to=
 stability, except they might contain different versions of the dependencie=
s.


                Good point.

                I will look for dependency aspects when researching.

                Thanks.


~ John



From: Daniel Sahlberg <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2025 9:26 AM
To: Andreas Stieger <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]; Dove, John (ITS) <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: question on SVN.EXE binary distribution vendors

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ons 23 juli 2025 kl. 10:08 skrev Andreas Stieger <[email protected]<ma=
ilto:[email protected]>>:

Hello John,
On 2025-07-23 02:16, Branko =C8ibej wrote:
The first sentence of the first paragraph on that page says, with emphasis:


The Apache Subversion project does not officially endorse or maintain any b=
inary packages of the Subversion software.

Please don't assume endorsement just because the project publishes those li=
nks. They're a service to the community, no more and no less.

You don't say what you actually need (other than that it "run extremely wel=
l", which is not very specific). It might be best if you try them all and s=
ee which one best fits your requirements.



In addition to what Brane wrote: All else being equal and merely basing thi=
s on your stated requirements


SVN.EXE client for Windows operating systems (e.g. Windows 2022).



and the fact you work for its.ny.gov<http://its.ny.gov/>, I would say that.=
.


TortoiseSVN (optionally installs 32- and 64-bit (x64 and ARM64) command lin=
e tools and svnserve; supported and maintained by the TortoiseSVN project)



this will one that is rather likely be hassle free to deploy and run in you=
r environment.

Andreas

Cirata, VisualSVN and SlikSVN on the other hand are commercial entities and=
 it might be possible to negotiate support contracts with them, something t=
hat may be important for a service to run "extremely well".

TortoiseSVN is very much volunteer driven.

I doubt there are much differences between the projects with regards to sta=
bility, except they might contain different versions of the dependencies. F=
or example TortoiseSVN currently bundle a version of OpenSSL which seems to=
 crash on ARM under some circumstances.

Cheers,
Daniel


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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Hi Andreas / Daniel / Brane,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Thank you very much for the quick reply.&nbsp; Under=
stood.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Please see my replies below.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Thanks.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">~ John<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&gt;&gt;&gt;&nbsp; Please don't assume endorsement j=
ust because the project publishes those links. They're a service to the com=
munity, no more and no less.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Thanks.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&gt;&gt;&gt;&nbsp; [&#8230;]&nbsp; It might be best =
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Yes.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I will research them all.<o:p></o:p>=
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&gt;&gt;&gt;&nbsp; TortoiseSVN (optionally installs =
32- and 64-bit (x64 and ARM64) command line tools and svnserve; supported a=
nd maintained by the TortoiseSVN project)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Tortoise will be installed as well.<=
o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That&#8217;s a high possibility to u=
se its SVN.EXE.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Great.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&gt;&gt;&gt; I doubt there are much differences betw=
een the projects with regards to stability, except they might contain diffe=
rent versions of the dependencies.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Good point.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I will look for dependency aspects w=
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">~ John<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 23, 2025 9:26 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Andreas Stieger &lt;[email protected]&gt;<br>
<b>Cc:</b> [email protected]; Dove, John (ITS) &lt;John.Dove@its.=
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: question on SVN.EXE binary distribution vendors<o:p></o=
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">ons 23 juli 2025 kl. 10:08 skrev Andreas Stieger &lt=
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<p>Hello John,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">On 2025-07-23 02:16, Branko =C8ibej wrote:<o:p></o:p=
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">The first sentence of the first paragraph on that pa=
ge says, with emphasis:<br>
<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<blockquote style=3D"margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt">
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:black;background:white">The Apa=
che Subversion project&nbsp;</span><strong><span style=3D"font-family:&quot=
;Aptos&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">does&nbsp;</span></strong><em><b><span=
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/b></em><strong><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-serif;col=
or:black">&nbsp;officially
 endorse or maintain</span></strong><span style=3D"color:black;background:w=
hite">&nbsp;any binary packages of the Subversion software.</span><o:p></o:=
p></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><br>
Please don't assume endorsement just because the project publishes those li=
nks. They're a service to the community, no more and no less.<br>
<br>
You don't say what you actually need (other than that it &quot;run extremel=
y well&quot;, which is not very specific). It might be best if you try them=
 all and see which one best fits your requirements.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</blockquote>
<p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p>In addition to what Brane wrote: All else being equal and merely basing =
this on your stated requirements&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<blockquote style=3D"margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt">
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<span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt">SVN.EXE client for Windows operating syste=
ms (e.g. Windows 2022).&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p>and the fact you work for <a href=3D"http://its.ny.gov/" target=3D"_blan=
k">its.ny.gov</a>,&nbsp;I would say that..<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<blockquote style=3D"margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt">
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lt:auto;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in">
<span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt">TortoiseSVN (optionally installs 32- and 6=
4-bit (x64 and ARM64) command line tools and svnserve; supported and mainta=
ined by the TortoiseSVN project)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p>this will one that is rather likely be hassle free to deploy and run in =
your environment.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
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<p>Andreas<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Cirata, VisualSVN and SlikSVN on the other hand are =
commercial entities and it might be possible to negotiate support contracts=
 with them, something that may be important for a service to run &#8221;ext=
remely well&#8221;.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
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<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">TortoiseSVN is very much volunteer driven.<o:p></o:p=
></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">I doubt there are much differences between the proje=
cts with regards to stability, except they might contain different versions=
 of the dependencies. For example TortoiseSVN currently bundle a version of=
 OpenSSL which seems to crash on ARM
 under some circumstances.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Daniel<o:p></o:p></p>
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