Mastodawn

ppl should use more #fossilscm it's so much better than #github or #gitlab + #discord (or #matrix even) like, you get a wiki, forum, chat (with pictures), tickets, a blog, and source repository, and all interlinked (much of the data is saved the same and can be refered to using a hash) and working out of one box: it's just one executable and a repository containing all the data is one sqlite file. like... how could that be improved?

oh yeah... right, thanks vp, i almost forgot, distributing software like that might lower profits.. or even allow other people to profit from the work in the repository..

dont be a chud, prefer open specifications over walled gardens

Aslak Raanes Apr 9

#Fossil er distribuert forum, wiki, saksbehandler o.l. på toppen av #SQLite.

Nesten som en atproto-app som Eurosky-folka pusher 😜

Eks på oppsett for å kjøre greia på domeneshop:

https://få.rødsei.no/wiki?name=Fossil+på+domenshop&p

#FossilSCM #cgi

Hei: Fossil på domenshop

Richard Holloway Mar 6

@henrik in my (not very significant) opinion; the only reason to use Git is the network effect - everyone already uses it. Fossil has a huge benefit with storing everything along with the application code, means that each commit is *complete* and in one place.
With the prevalence of Git, that competition space is dead. I have not managed to get any other Dev to even take a look at #fossilscm. Nearly every Dev I have worked with has never used or is even aware of any VCS other than Git.

Colin Macleod Mar 6

@henrik If you’re going with #fossilscm you can host your project free at https://chiselapp.com 😎

Chisel - Fossil SCM Hosting

Aslak Raanes Feb 9

Fossil https://fossil-scm.org is forum, chat, bug tracker, wiki. And a distributed version control.

#FossilSCM #Fossil #SQLite #Discord

Fossil: A Coherent Software Configuration Management System

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Robin Palotai Jan 26

@ableijs @bossito @ploum

Can add:
- #Ocaml (and generally ML lineage)
- #Haxe

Though we collect this nice set of EU-centric OS fame, let's give a pause and hat-tip to the excellent overseas #SQLite and #FossilSCM

LFA 🇮🇨Nov 24, 2025

Oh man how cool Fossil is! I updated the Goophy devlog entry on my gopher hole and with just one command: ' fossil commit -m "Update Goophy Devlog" ', it commited the changes and synced them with my remote fossil server.

#fossilscm #fossil

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WuMing2 Nov 22, 2025

@krille perhaps switching to platforms as the all-in-one #FossilSCM - easily self hosted on lowest tier vps - or #Codeberg would assuage who is annoyed at GitHub’s #softwareBloat. And boost participation.

offray Oct 27, 2025

@krisajenkins regarding the "Solving Git's Pain Points with Jujutsu" episode, for a little bit of a counter example about a "universal" technology I have been able to develop software mostly ignorant of #Git and use #FossilSCM instead. I'm an odd case, but a good example of how other tech stacks can reach non developers and being more aproachable by a general public.

Maybe you could consider Richard Hipp from #sqlite / #fossil fame?

As usual, excellent epidode:

https://zencastr.com/z/ubwYpb-f

Solving Git's Pain Points with Jujutsu (with Martin von Zweigbergk) by @Kris Jenkins

Git might be the most ubiquitous tool in software development, but that doesn't mean it's perfect. What if we could keep Git compatibility while fixing its most frustrating aspects—painful merges, scary rebases, being stuck in conflict states, and the confusing staging area? This week we're joined by Martin von Zweigbergk, creator of Jujutsu (JJ), a Git-compatible version control system that takes a fundamentally different approach. Starting from a simple idea—automatically snapshotting your working copy—Martin has built a tool that reimagines how we interact with version control. We explore the clever algebra behind Jujutsu's conflict handling that lets you store conflicts as commits and move freely through your repository even when things are broken. We discuss why there's no staging area, how the operation log gives you powerful undo/redo capabilities, and why rebasing becomes trivially easy when you can edit any commit in your history and have changes automatically propagate forward. Whether you're a Git power user frustrated by interactive rebases, someone who's lost work to a botched merge, or just curious about how version control could work differently, this conversation offers fresh perspectives on a tool we all take for granted. And if you're working with large monorepos or game development assets, Martin's vision for the future of Jujutsu might be exactly what you've been waiting for. --- Support Developer Voices on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DeveloperVoices Support Developer Voices on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DeveloperVoices/join Jujutsu (JJ): https://github.com/martinvonz/jj Jujutsu Documentation: https://martinvonz.github.io/jj/ Git: https://git-scm.com/ Mercurial: https://www.mercurial-scm.org/ Rust: https://www.rust-lang.org/ Watchman: https://facebook.github.io/watchman/ Google Piper: https://research.google/pubs/why-google-stores-billions-of-lines-of-code-in-a-single-repository/ Kris on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/krisajenkins.bsky.social Kris on Mastodon: http://mastodon.social/@krisajenkins Kris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/krisjenkins/

🧊 freezr 🥶Oct 23, 2025

Hi guys, I know this risk to become the dumbest question ever made on the #fediverse but I must ask it not matter what…

For all the experts and non-experts… Is it possible, or would it possible, to have a plain text image format?

Something that can be diffable and you can track changes as for instance the #SVG format. It looks like all these control versions, like #git, aren't very suitable to handle format like #png, #jpg ,etc… They can only handle them as a binary blob and track if it has changed and re-upload or re-download fully.

Long-story short: handle the creation of catalog with #Fossil-scm hasn't been very good regarding managing the huge amount of pictures…

#DesignWithOpenSource #gimp #opensource