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<h1>Fossil - Distributed Revision Control, Wiki, And Bug-Tracking</h1>

<p>
Fossil is a new 
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revision_control">
distributed software revision control system</a> that includes an integrated
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki">Wiki</a> and an integrated
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugtracker">
bug-tracking system</a> all into a single easy-to-use stand-alone
bug-tracking system</a> all in a single easy-to-use stand-alone
executable.
(NB: The bug-tracker component is still not completely functional...)
(NB: The bug-tracker component is still not completely functional yet, but
we expect it to be available soon.)
Fossil is
<a href="http://www.fossil-scm.org/fossil/timeline">self-hosting</a> on
<a href="http://www.fossil-scm.org/fossil/timeline">self-hosting</a>
since 2007-07-21 on
<a href="http://www.hwaci.com/cgi-bin/fossil/timeline">two separate servers</a>.
You can download the lastest sources
compile it yourself using the instructions below.
Or you can grab
<a href="http://www.fossil-scm.org/download.html">precompiled binaries</a>.
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and the ability to safely support anonymous check-in are features sometimes
described as
<a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.html">Web 2.0</a>.
Fossil attempts to better capture "collective intelligence" and 
"the wisdom of crowds" by opening up write access to the masses.</li>
</ul>

<p>Other Links:</p>
<p>User Links:</p>

<ul>
<li>The <a href="concepts.wiki">concepts</b> behind fossil</li>
<li><a href="build.wiki">Building And Installing</a></li>
<li><a href="quickstart.wiki">Quick Start</a> guide to using fossil
<li><a href="pop.wiki">Principles Of Operation</a></li>
<li>The <a href="selfcheck.wiki">automatic self-check</a> mechanism
helps insure project integrity.</li>
<li>The <a href="http://www.fossil-scm.org/fossil/wiki">self-hosting
    fossil wiki</a>, capable of hosting static pages and community-editable wiki
    content.</li>
<li>There is a
    <a href="http://lists.fossil-scm.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fossil-users">
    mailing list</a> available for discussing fossil issues.</li>
</ul>

<p>Developer Links: </p>

<ul>
<li><a href="pop.wiki">Principles Of Operation</a></li>
<li>The <a href="fileformat.wiki">file format</a> used by every content
file stored in the repository.</li>
<li>The <a href="delta_format.wiki">format of deltas</a> used to
efficiently store changes between file revisions.</li>
<li>The <a href="delta_encoder_algorithm.wiki">encoder algorithm</a> used to
efficiently generate deltas.</li>
<li>The <a href="sync.wiki">synchronization protocol</a>.</li>
<li>There is a <a href="http://lists.fossil-scm.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fossil-users">
    mailing list</a> available for discussing fossil issues.</li>
<li>The <a href="http://www.fossil-scm.org/fossil/wiki">self-hosting
    fossil wiki</a>, capable of hosting static pages and community-editable wiki
    content.</li>
</ul>

<p>Competing Projects:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.ditrack.org/">DITrace</a>
     - A Distributed Issue  Tracker</li>