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I would like to introduce you lovely OpenSource Lovers to a GIT-Alternative called FOSSIL that I also stumbled upon. It's basically opensource Github-in-a-box which means it's an SCM with:

  • Bug-tracker
  • Ticketting-system
  • Forum
  • Wiki-system
  • even a Chat-functionality

& It's also self-hostable & the best part it's all in ONE STANDALONE FILE!!! how cool is that

However this tool supports a completely different style of development in FOSS called the "Cathedral-Style" whereas GIT suports a "Bazaar-Style" The person behind Fossil is the creator of SQLite, Dr.Richard Hipp & they even made other projects to support Fossil like a PIC-Like language called PikChr

Well here's a difference between Git vs Fossil & they even have a hosting service called CHISEL

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (9 children)

Fossil is more like a Jira replacement, and its built by one person with a severe case of NIH. Not necessarily a bad thing but I lived through it with Ubuntu, not really a fan of this philosophy.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 hours ago (6 children)
[–] fluckx 12 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

I think "Not Invented Here". Meaning he wants to build everything himself from scratch despite there being alternatives he can use instead.

E.g.: Building your own httprequest library rather than using the existing one which is good enough.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 hours ago

That makes sense, thank you.

[–] MITM0 0 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

With that attitude maybe we shouldn't invent at all Why not go all the way

[–] fluckx 2 points 4 hours ago

I think you're reacting to the wrong person as I didn't make the NIH claim, but merely explained its meaning. :)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago

this is a very childish way to react, you ok?

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