Installing/Updating WordPress with Subversion

So, as there is a new version of WordPress (2.5.1) which has some serious security fixes, I thought I would move my blog to running from svn. This doesnt mean I am running bleeding edge code, it just means updating the WordPress code is as simple as svn sw new_version_url. Which is a lot simpler than downloading and unpacking tars over the top.

Installing/Updating WordPress with Subversion « WordPress Codex

Theres also a configuration option for the new wordpress that improves the cryptography