f88e2e7a13 2009-06-07 drh: <title>Fossil Home Page</title> 11976cfdc2 2007-09-02 drh: b79994adcb 2009-08-24 drh: <table border="1" align="right" cellpadding="10"> b79994adcb 2009-08-24 drh: <tr><td> b79994adcb 2009-08-24 drh: <h2>Quick Links</h2> 11976cfdc2 2007-09-02 drh: <ul> b79994adcb 2009-08-24 drh: <li> [./quickstart.wiki | Quick Start] b79994adcb 2009-08-24 drh: <li> [http://www.fossil-scm.org/download.html | Download] b79994adcb 2009-08-24 drh: <li> [./build.wiki | Install] b79994adcb 2009-08-24 drh: <li> [/timeline | Recent changes] b79994adcb 2009-08-24 drh: <li> [./faq.wiki | FAQ] 11976cfdc2 2007-09-02 drh: </ul> b79994adcb 2009-08-24 drh: <center><img src="fossil.gif"></center> b79994adcb 2009-08-24 drh: </td></tr> b79994adcb 2009-08-24 drh: </table> 7083eb1a1c 2008-11-20 drh: c8893c69ac 2008-10-05 drh: b79994adcb 2009-08-24 drh: <center> b79994adcb 2009-08-24 drh: <font size=5><b>Fossil:</b><i> b79994adcb 2009-08-24 drh: Simple, high-reliability, distributed software configuration management b79994adcb 2009-08-24 drh: </i></font> b79994adcb 2009-08-24 drh: </center> c8893c69ac 2008-10-05 drh: b79994adcb 2009-08-24 drh: <h3>Feature Summary:</h3> b79994adcb 2009-08-24 drh: * [./concepts.wiki | Distributed version control] b79994adcb 2009-08-24 drh: * Integrated, [./bugtheory.wiki | distributed bug tracking] and b79994adcb 2009-08-24 drh: [./wikitheory.wiki | distributed wiki]. b79994adcb 2009-08-24 drh: * Built-in [./webui.wiki | web interface] that supports deep b79994adcb 2009-08-24 drh: archaeological digs through the project history. b79994adcb 2009-08-24 drh: * All network communication via HTTP with b79994adcb 2009-08-24 drh: [./quickstart.wiki#proxy | proxy support] b79994adcb 2009-08-24 drh: so that everything works from behind restrictive firewalls. b79994adcb 2009-08-24 drh: Communication is [./stats.wiki | bandwidth-efficient]. b79994adcb 2009-08-24 drh: * Everything (client, server, and utilities) is included in a b79994adcb 2009-08-24 drh: single self-contained executable - [./build.wiki | trivial to install]. b79994adcb 2009-08-24 drh: * Server runs as [./quickstart.wiki#cgiserver | CGI], using b79994adcb 2009-08-24 drh: [./quickstart.wiki#inetdserver | inetd/xinetd] b79994adcb 2009-08-24 drh: or using its own b79994adcb 2009-08-24 drh: [./quickstart.wiki#serversetup | built-in, stand alone web server]. 7083eb1a1c 2008-11-20 drh: * 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, 7083eb1a1c 2008-11-20 drh: <li>Or, all of the above at the same time</ul> b79994adcb 2009-08-24 drh: * [./selfhost.wiki | Self-hosting] since 2007-07-21. 2cc95180a0 2009-08-22 drh: * An entire project contained in single 2cc95180a0 2009-08-22 drh: [./stats.wiki | compact] disk file 7083eb1a1c 2008-11-20 drh: (an [http://www.sqlite.org/ | SQLite] database.) 7083eb1a1c 2008-11-20 drh: * Uses an [./fileformat.wiki | enduring file format] that is 7083eb1a1c 2008-11-20 drh: designed to be readable, searchable, and extensible by people 7083eb1a1c 2008-11-20 drh: not yet born. 7083eb1a1c 2008-11-20 drh: * Automatic [./selfcheck.wiki | self-check] 7083eb1a1c 2008-11-20 drh: on repository changes makes it exceedingly 7083eb1a1c 2008-11-20 drh: unlikely that data will ever be lost because of a software bug. 0c72d85fbe 2009-01-29 drh: * License: [../COPYRIGHT-GPL2.txt | GPL] 22005927ad 2008-05-16 drh: b79994adcb 2009-08-24 drh: <h3>User Links:</h3> 11976cfdc2 2007-09-02 drh: 627de3bf16 2009-01-25 drh: * [./faq.wiki | FAQ] 627de3bf16 2009-01-25 drh: * The [./concepts.wiki | concepts] behind fossil 7083eb1a1c 2008-11-20 drh: * [./quickstart.wiki | Quick Start] guide to using fossil 5c65487c5f 2009-01-25 drh: * [./reviews.wiki | Testimonials] from fossil users. 5c65487c5f 2009-01-25 drh: * [./qandc.wiki | Questions & Criticisms] directed at fossil. 5c65487c5f 2009-01-25 drh: * [./build.wiki | Building And Installing] 7083eb1a1c 2008-11-20 drh: * Fossil supports [./embeddeddoc.wiki | embedded documentation] 7083eb1a1c 2008-11-20 drh: that is versioned along with project source code. 2e275c1420 2009-01-23 drh: * A tutorial on [./branching.wiki | branching], what it means and how 2e275c1420 2009-01-23 drh: to do it using fossil. 7083eb1a1c 2008-11-20 drh: * The [./selfcheck.wiki | automatic self-check] mechanism 7083eb1a1c 2008-11-20 drh: helps insure project integrity. 7083eb1a1c 2008-11-20 drh: * Fossil contains a [./wikitheory.wiki | built-in wiki]. 7083eb1a1c 2008-11-20 drh: * There is a 7083eb1a1c 2008-11-20 drh: [http://lists.fossil-scm.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fossil-users | mailing list] 7083eb1a1c 2008-11-20 drh: available for discussing fossil issues. 2cc95180a0 2009-08-22 drh: * [./stats.wiki | Performance statistics] taken from real-world projects 2cc95180a0 2009-08-22 drh: hosted on fossil. 7083eb1a1c 2008-11-20 drh: * Some (unfinished but expanding) extended 7083eb1a1c 2008-11-20 drh: [./reference.wiki | reference documentation] for the fossil command line. 11976cfdc2 2007-09-02 drh: b79994adcb 2009-08-24 drh: <h3>Developer Links:</h3> 11976cfdc2 2007-09-02 drh: 7083eb1a1c 2008-11-20 drh: * [./pop.wiki | Principles Of Operation] 7083eb1a1c 2008-11-20 drh: * The [./fileformat.wiki | file format] used by every content 7083eb1a1c 2008-11-20 drh: file stored in the repository. 7083eb1a1c 2008-11-20 drh: * The [./delta_format.wiki | format of deltas] used to 7083eb1a1c 2008-11-20 drh: efficiently store changes between file revisions. 7083eb1a1c 2008-11-20 drh: * The [./delta_encoder_algorithm.wiki | encoder algorithm] used to 7083eb1a1c 2008-11-20 drh: efficiently generate deltas. 7083eb1a1c 2008-11-20 drh: * The [./sync.wiki | synchronization protocol].
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