subversion repository choices

So, I'm still not 100% sure what works best for me with respect to subversion repository configuration, but I'm definitly sure that tools, installs, and really large binary files that don't change a whole lot should not be in any principly source code repositories, but stored away in thier own repository.

I'm writing this right now as I wait for a 30mb zip file to transfer over as I check out an old version of the repository.

(nope, still not done transfering...)