Subversion - should anyone be developing off the trunk?

Question

When using Subversion, should developers be working off the trunk or should the trunk be only used for merges from each individual developer\'s branch and watched by a conti

Answer 1

I have developers who create project branches or change request/bug branches off of trunk, and then merge back, so in a way yes, I have developers working off of trunk, but what goes into "merge" branches is controlled through some build-control tool or process.

I think this is pretty well covered by this question