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SVN Shutdown (DRAFT!!!)
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Problem
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svn.bfh.ch runs an old FreeBSD 8.2 server from March 2011. The server is maintained by ITS Client Team.

We currently have the following problems with it:

* security updates do not work anymore since at least 2012 due to the bad shape the server is in
* security is best-effort only at best (fortunately, the server is internal only and not exposed directly to the Internet)
* replacing svn.bfh.ch with a Linux based setup is possible in general but a relatively hugh task
* the client team is not able nor want to continue maintaining svn.bfh.ch

Given that:

* SVN is obsolete, Git is the industry standard
* nobody works upstream on SVN related software anymore, thus:
    - there is no and never has been a smart gatekeeper available (svnadmin allows true|false only on a specific user for a specific repository), so users cannot manage their repositories themselfs (create/grant permissions on branches/sub-directories/repositories)
    - there is no smart webfrontend available (viewvc is buggy, unstable, and slow on larg-ish setups and has no multi-tenant or permission support)
* we (linux people, infrastructure team) already have a fully working Git server (git.bfh.ch) in production with a proper gatekeeper allowing complete selfservice for users

Solution
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* migrate everyones repositories from svn.bfh.ch to git.bfh.ch
* we offer complete pain free migration from old svn repos to git, including preservation of all commit history

* Since January 2014 we are trying to replace the svn.bfh.ch server by convincing all remaining users to move to Git too and migrate all remaining repositories to Git.
* We have documetation on linux.bfh.ch ready for usage of git and offer beginner and advanced courses/help for Git too, both for staff and students.

Timeline
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* CW 19: Inform AKOs and Users
* CW 27: Send Reminder to Users
* 2015-08-01: no new repos can be created on svn.bfh.ch
* 2015-08-25: svn.bfh.ch becomes read-only, tarballs of old svn repos can be downloaded by the user
* 2015-10-01: shutdown of svn.bfh.ch