On Jun 29, 2008, at 8:58 PM, Daryle Walker wrote:
1. We can upgrade the server system to 1.5 right away. Since the repository won't be converted (yet), the server will act in 1.4- compatibility mode and 1.4-clients (and 1.5-clients, mostly) will be none the wiser. Enjoy the bug fixes, but maybe anti-enjoy the bleeding edge. Look & see, and possibly wait for 1.5.1.
We still want to make sure that
2. After the new server works to our satisfaction, we can apply the upgrade procedure to our repository. Members with 1.5-clients can fully use the new features, but 1.4-clients will still be none the wiser.
Assuming there are no showstopper bugs with Subversion 1.5. It is a major upgrade, so we do need to be careful here.
[1] Note that using a 1.5-client on a pre-1.5 working copy automatically upgrades said working copy. That working copy is now unusable by any GUI client, Explorer/Finder plug-in, or other client that carries an internal copy of the 1.4 APIs (or official command- line client).
The good news is that TortoiseSVN 1.5.0 has also been released, so there isn't much of an excuse to have a pre-1.5 client (unless something is very broken). - Doug