How to mask delete on files in Subversion

i am trying to setup a Subversion repository with Apache httpd, everything looks good so far. But there is one major bottleneck i am facing. The access rights to files is plane and painful. For any valid user to get and commit file we need t开发者_Go百科o have rw access. And there is no provision to mask the delete option on files. Any user who has rw access can intentionally or by accident delete a file in the repository which is a threat. I am not sure how good is the hook scripts. With Subclipse client in eclipse i have the provision to browse through the archive and delete a file. How do i prevent this, or better handle use access over files in SVN archive. Please share your thoughts. Thanks.

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If people can access (i.e. "read" privilege) your repository to make modifications (i.e. "write" privilege), it seems normal that they can also delete files -- which is some kind of modification.

But, no matter what is done by anyone on your SVN repository, it's always possible to revert a modification : any modification can be "cancelled" -- even suppression/delete of files/directory.

So, if someone does anything (be it a "wrong" modification, or a "wrong" deletion), there is always a way to revert to the previous revision of any file (and not only the "previous" revision, but "any" revision).