Synology package

[Michael Jennings <mi...@gmail.com>]

Hi there,

I have a Synology NAS which has a subversion server running on it. This SVN
was installed as a Synology "package". I noticed that there is a newer
version of the Synology operating system (DSM 7.0)
but there is not yet a DSM-7 version of the subversion package.

The Synology package manager software listed "Apache Software Foundation"
as the author of the package, so I was wondering if someone on this
mailing list had the source code for the Synology subversion server package
in case someone wanted to try to port the package to DSM 7.

Thanks in advance!

Mike Jennings

Re: Synology package

[Nathan Hartman <ha...@gmail.com>]

On Tue, Aug 10, 2021 at 12:25 PM Michael Jennings <mi...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Okay, I think I know what's going on; developers at Synology packaged up a
> subversion server in their particular "Synology way" and since
>  99.9% of the code and development effort for the whole package was done
> by ASF (the svn server & related binaries) with the 0.1% (or less)
>  of the effort done by some anonymous dev on the Synology payroll to
> package it up, they probably thought it was more fair to attribute the
> entire package to ASF.
> Misleading, but their heart seems to be in the right place.
>


I assumed that was the case. Still, it would be a good thing if they could
at least write to us here on the mailing list. Being able to communicate
would make things better for everyone. As it is now, when people come here
for help, as you did, we don't know what to tell them. We don't even know
who to contact.


If I ever get around to learning how to package up SVN for DSM 7, I'll send
> an Email to this mailing list.
> Thanks for getting back to me!
>


That would be great! Hope everything works out.

Cheers,
Nathan

Re: Synology package

[Michael Jennings <mi...@gmail.com>]

Okay, I think I know what's going on; developers at Synology packaged up a
subversion server in their particular "Synology way" and since
 99.9% of the code and development effort for the whole package was done by
ASF (the svn server & related binaries) with the 0.1% (or less)
 of the effort done by some anonymous dev on the Synology payroll to
package it up, they probably thought it was more fair to attribute the
entire package to ASF.
Misleading, but their heart seems to be in the right place.

If I ever get around to learning how to package up SVN for DSM 7, I'll send
an Email to this mailing list.
Thanks for getting back to me!




On Tue, 10 Aug 2021 at 06:53, Nathan Hartman <ha...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> On Mon, Aug 9, 2021 at 7:05 PM Michael Jennings <mi...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi there,
>>
>> I have a Synology NAS which has a subversion server running on it. This
>> SVN was installed as a Synology "package". I noticed that there is a newer
>> version of the Synology operating system (DSM 7.0)
>> but there is not yet a DSM-7 version of the subversion package.
>>
>> The Synology package manager software listed "Apache Software Foundation"
>> as the author of the package, so I was wondering if someone on this
>> mailing list had the source code for the Synology subversion server
>> package in case someone wanted to try to port the package to DSM 7.
>>
>
>
> We do get questions about SVN on Synology NAS every so often. I'm away
> from my computer right now but you can try searching the mailing list
> archives (see [1]) but as far as I know, whoever made the package for
> Synology hasn't identified themselves to this community, so we don't know
> who they are. If they list ASF as the author of the package, that's not
> exactly correct: Apache Subversion provides source code releases, not
> binaries or packages or other products built on top of our source releases.
> Those are separate projects. It would be a good thing if the package author
> identified themselves correctly. Putting ASF as the author of that package
> causes confusion for people like you who come here looking for help with
> the package. This is frustrating for everyone.
>
> [1]
> http://subversion.apache.org/mailing-lists.html
>
> Nathan
>
>

-- 
Mike Jennings

Re: Synology package

[Nathan Hartman <ha...@gmail.com>]

On Mon, Aug 9, 2021 at 7:05 PM Michael Jennings <mi...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> I have a Synology NAS which has a subversion server running on it. This
> SVN was installed as a Synology "package". I noticed that there is a newer
> version of the Synology operating system (DSM 7.0)
> but there is not yet a DSM-7 version of the subversion package.
>
> The Synology package manager software listed "Apache Software Foundation"
> as the author of the package, so I was wondering if someone on this
> mailing list had the source code for the Synology subversion server
> package in case someone wanted to try to port the package to DSM 7.
>


We do get questions about SVN on Synology NAS every so often. I'm away from
my computer right now but you can try searching the mailing list archives
(see [1]) but as far as I know, whoever made the package for Synology
hasn't identified themselves to this community, so we don't know who they
are. If they list ASF as the author of the package, that's not exactly
correct: Apache Subversion provides source code releases, not binaries or
packages or other products built on top of our source releases. Those are
separate projects. It would be a good thing if the package author
identified themselves correctly. Putting ASF as the author of that package
causes confusion for people like you who come here looking for help with
the package. This is frustrating for everyone.

[1]
http://subversion.apache.org/mailing-lists.html

Nathan

Re: Synology package

[Daniel Sahlberg <da...@gmail.com>]

Hi,

There were some similar threads in the dev@subversion.apache.org list last
year [1] and in April [2]. In the second thread the user had found a
package, but there were no details about where and how.

It didn't seem like anyone on the mailing list (at that time) was familiar
with Synology.

Sorry I can't give you a definitive answer, but please post back if you
find something.

Kind regards,
Daniel Sahlberg

[1]
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/subversion-dev/202008.mbox/%3CCA%2BR-OikR_yVCC0QBYGeKpmA55p96Ch%2BmuvK1QFg-tCf62AeGVg%40mail.gmail.com%3E
[2]
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/subversion-dev/202104.mbox/%3CCA%2BR-Oi%3DT_H4-VtbR25oojzoT5y_e73b6DHFX3-9oS0WLa4TR1Q%40mail.gmail.com%3E


Den tis 10 aug. 2021 kl 01:05 skrev Michael Jennings <
mike.c.jennings@gmail.com>:

> Hi there,
>
> I have a Synology NAS which has a subversion server running on it. This
> SVN was installed as a Synology "package". I noticed that there is a newer
> version of the Synology operating system (DSM 7.0)
> but there is not yet a DSM-7 version of the subversion package.
>
> The Synology package manager software listed "Apache Software Foundation"
> as the author of the package, so I was wondering if someone on this
> mailing list had the source code for the Synology subversion server
> package in case someone wanted to try to port the package to DSM 7.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Mike Jennings
>
>