e65e669148 2008-05-24       drh: <h1>Fossil: Distributed Revision Control, Wiki, and Bug-Tracking</h1>
d87ca60c58 2008-05-15   stephan: 
d87ca60c58 2008-05-15   stephan: <p>
c8893c69ac 2008-10-05       drh: Fossil is a
22005927ad 2008-05-16       drh: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revision_control">
22005927ad 2008-05-16       drh: distributed software revision control system</a> that includes an integrated
9d10726d48 2008-07-29       drh: <a href="wikitheory.wiki">wiki</a> and an integrated
6ecc392f1c 2008-07-20       drh: <a href="bugtheory.wiki">bug-tracking system</a> all in a single,
6ecc392f1c 2008-07-20       drh: easy-to-use, stand-alone executable.
22005927ad 2008-05-16       drh: Fossil is
06689854ae 2008-05-17       drh: <a href="http://www.fossil-scm.org/fossil/timeline">self-hosting</a>
06689854ae 2008-05-17       drh: since 2007-07-21 on
11976cfdc2 2007-09-02       drh: <a href="http://www.hwaci.com/cgi-bin/fossil/timeline">two separate servers</a>.
6ecc392f1c 2008-07-20       drh: You can download the <a href="../../../timeline">lastest sources</a> and
6ecc392f1c 2008-07-20       drh: <a href="build.wiki">compile it yourself</a>.
d87ca60c58 2008-05-15   stephan: Or you can grab
d87ca60c58 2008-05-15   stephan: <a href="http://www.fossil-scm.org/download.html">precompiled binaries</a>.
d87ca60c58 2008-05-15   stephan: </p>
11976cfdc2 2007-09-02       drh: 
c8893c69ac 2008-10-05       drh: <p>Feature Summary:</p>
11976cfdc2 2007-09-02       drh: 
11976cfdc2 2007-09-02       drh: <ul>
c8893c69ac 2008-10-05       drh: <li>Flexible workflow:<ul>
c8893c69ac 2008-10-05       drh:     <li>Disconnected, distributed development like
c8893c69ac 2008-10-05       drh:       <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/4982">git</a>,
c8893c69ac 2008-10-05       drh:       <a href="http://www.monotone.ca/">monotone</a>,
c8893c69ac 2008-10-05       drh:       <a href="http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/wiki/index.cgi">mercurial</a>,
c8893c69ac 2008-10-05       drh:       and <a href="http://www.bitkeeper.com/">bitkeeper</a>
c8893c69ac 2008-10-05       drh:     <li>Or, client/server operation like
c8893c69ac 2008-10-05       drh:       <a href="http://www.nongnu.org/cvs/">CVS</a> and
c8893c69ac 2008-10-05       drh:       <a href="http://subversion.tigris.org/">subversion</a>,
c8893c69ac 2008-10-05       drh:     <li>Or, operations on local repositories,
c8893c69ac 2008-10-05       drh:     <li>Or, all of the above at the same time</ul></li>
c8893c69ac 2008-10-05       drh: <li>Integrated, distributed <a href="bugtheory.wiki">bug tracking</a> and
c8893c69ac 2008-10-05       drh: <a href="wikitheory.wiki">wiki</a>.</li>
11976cfdc2 2007-09-02       drh: <li>Built-in web interface that supports deep archaeological digs through
adc0b3bfb0 2008-07-15       drh: the project history.</li>
11976cfdc2 2007-09-02       drh: <li>All network communication via
6ecc392f1c 2008-07-20       drh: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP">HTTP</a> with
6ecc392f1c 2008-07-20       drh: <a href="quickstart.wiki#proxy">proxy support</a>
6ecc392f1c 2008-07-20       drh: so that everything works from behind restrictive firewalls.</li>
adc0b3bfb0 2008-07-15       drh: <li>Everything (client, server, and utilities) is included in a
adc0b3bfb0 2008-07-15       drh: single self-contained executable - trivial to install</li>
c8893c69ac 2008-10-05       drh: <li>Server runs as <a href="quickstart.wiki#cgiserver">CGI</a>, using
c8893c69ac 2008-10-05       drh: <a href="quickstart.wiki#inetdserver">inetd/xinetd</a>
c8893c69ac 2008-10-05       drh: or using its own
c8893c69ac 2008-10-05       drh: <a href="quickstart.wiki#serversetup">built-in, standalone web server</a>.</li>
c8893c69ac 2008-10-05       drh: <li>An entire project contained in single disk file
c8893c69ac 2008-10-05       drh: (an <a href="http://www.sqlite.org/">SQLite</a> database.)</li>
c8893c69ac 2008-10-05       drh: <li>Uses an <a href="fileformat.wiki">enduring file format</a> that is
c8893c69ac 2008-10-05       drh: designed to be readable, searchable, and extensible by people not yet born.</li>
d87ca60c58 2008-05-15   stephan: <li>Automatic <a href="selfcheck.wiki">self-check</a>
11976cfdc2 2007-09-02       drh: on repository changes makes it exceedingly
11976cfdc2 2007-09-02       drh: unlikely that data will ever be lost because of a software bug.</li>
c8893c69ac 2008-10-05       drh: <li>Ridiculously easy to
d87ca60c58 2008-05-15   stephan: <a href="build.wiki">install</a> and
d87ca60c58 2008-05-15   stephan: <a href="quickstart.wiki">operate</a>.</li>
d87ca60c58 2008-05-15   stephan: </ul>
d87ca60c58 2008-05-15   stephan: 
06689854ae 2008-05-17       drh: <p>User Links:</p>
d87ca60c58 2008-05-15   stephan: 
d87ca60c58 2008-05-15   stephan: <ul>
d87ca60c58 2008-05-15   stephan: <li>The <a href="concepts.wiki">concepts</b> behind fossil</li>
d87ca60c58 2008-05-15   stephan: <li><a href="build.wiki">Building And Installing</a></li>
d87ca60c58 2008-05-15   stephan: <li><a href="quickstart.wiki">Quick Start</a> guide to using fossil
1db8656f68 2008-05-29       drh: <li>Fossil supports <a href="embeddeddoc.wiki">embedded documentation</a>
4b826eed14 2008-05-19       drh:     that is versioned along with project source code.</li>
d87ca60c58 2008-05-15   stephan: <li>The <a href="selfcheck.wiki">automatic self-check</a> mechanism
d87ca60c58 2008-05-15   stephan: helps insure project integrity.</li>
9d10726d48 2008-07-29       drh: <li>Fossil contains a <a href="wikitheory.wiki">built-in wiki</a>.</li>
06689854ae 2008-05-17       drh: <li>There is a
06689854ae 2008-05-17       drh:     <a href="http://lists.fossil-scm.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fossil-users">
06689854ae 2008-05-17       drh:     mailing list</a> available for discussing fossil issues.</li>
11976cfdc2 2007-09-02       drh: </ul>
11976cfdc2 2007-09-02       drh: 
06689854ae 2008-05-17       drh: <p>Developer Links: </p>
11976cfdc2 2007-09-02       drh: 
11976cfdc2 2007-09-02       drh: <ul>
06689854ae 2008-05-17       drh: <li><a href="pop.wiki">Principles Of Operation</a></li>
d87ca60c58 2008-05-15   stephan: <li>The <a href="fileformat.wiki">file format</a> used by every content
d87ca60c58 2008-05-15   stephan: file stored in the repository.</li>
d87ca60c58 2008-05-15   stephan: <li>The <a href="delta_format.wiki">format of deltas</a> used to
d87ca60c58 2008-05-15   stephan: efficiently store changes between file revisions.</li>
bfab49ede1 2008-05-15   stephan: <li>The <a href="delta_encoder_algorithm.wiki">encoder algorithm</a> used to
d87ca60c58 2008-05-15   stephan: efficiently generate deltas.</li>
d87ca60c58 2008-05-15   stephan: <li>The <a href="sync.wiki">synchronization protocol</a>.</li>
11976cfdc2 2007-09-02       drh: </ul>
11976cfdc2 2007-09-02       drh: 
d87ca60c58 2008-05-15   stephan: <p>Competing Projects:</p>
11976cfdc2 2007-09-02       drh: 
11976cfdc2 2007-09-02       drh: <ul>
d87ca60c58 2008-05-15   stephan: <li><a href="http://www.ditrack.org/">DITrace</a>
d87ca60c58 2008-05-15   stephan:      - A Distributed Issue  Tracker</li>
d87ca60c58 2008-05-15   stephan: <li><a href="http://www.distract.wellquite.org/">DisTract</a>
d87ca60c58 2008-05-15   stephan:      - Another distributed issue tracker based on
d87ca60c58 2008-05-15   stephan:      <a href="http://www.monotone.ca/">monotone</a>.</li>
d87ca60c58 2008-05-15   stephan: <li><a href="http://www.monotone.ca/">Monotone</a> - distributed
d87ca60c58 2008-05-15   stephan:      SCM in a single-file executable with a single-file SQLite
d87ca60c58 2008-05-15   stephan:      database repository.</li>
11976cfdc2 2007-09-02       drh: </ul>