[andrewl]

We moved from Subversion to Git a long time ago, and we’re fine with it. But we’re only 16 users, so I personally can’t speak to how well it works for much larger teams, although I know of course that it’s used by giant teams for giant projects. One of the advantages is that so many people know it. So even if the features and user experience were worse, it could still be the best choice because almost everybody you’ll need to hire will have experience with it.

What I keep meaning to try is Fossil[1], built by the creators of SQLite. (And built on SQLite.) It’s not that we’re looking to replace Git. I’m just curious about the actual hands on experience. Has anybody here actually used it, as opposed to looked at it?

[1] https://fossil-scm.org/

[spit2wind]

I've been using Fossil for personal projects and love it. It's maybe best to think of Fossil as GitHub in a box. Fossil comes with a server that includes tickets, a wiki, and a live chat space in addition to the version control. I work on my phone on the bus, start the server (`fossil server`) in Termux when I get home, and then access that on my computer.

The project is super well put together. It's so refreshing compared to the dumpster fire that is git. The commands make sense, the documentation (if even necessary) makes sense, and the code of Fossil itself is easy to compile and hack on.

The community is nice, too. I really appreciate Dr. Hipp's approach to software.