Update via SVN

Maybe is a silly question or I am missing something, but: Has someone used svn to update a real working opencart shop, or it's not safe?

I would like to have the ability to do svn update http://opencart.googlecode.com/svn/ opencart-read-only against my opencart shop files, updated with the branch version.

I have got ubuntu on my desktop and I update all that files with the terminal, and I am thinking: Why don't do this on the server side?

Is this a crazy thing? Or may be It's a better option sync the svn repository (in a different folder) with the real server working files.

Sorry for my english.

Best Regards,

The SVN isn't stable so that isnt the best thing to do really

Thanks

There is a 153 branch.. you should use that.

thanks qphoria, that means my thought was not so crazy.