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and avoid errors.
<h3 id="vs-linux">2.3 Linux vs. SQLite</h3>
Fossil and Git promote different development styles because each one was
specifically designed to support the primary authors' main software
specifically designed to support the creator's main software
development project: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Torvalds|Linus
Torvalds] designed Git to support development of
[https://www.kernel.org/|the Linux kernel], and
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._Richard_Hipp|D. Richard Hipp] designed
Fossil to support the development of [https://sqlite.org/|SQLite].
SQLite is much more widely deployed than the Linux kernel, but for
Linux-based systems, the kernel is the more fundamental component.
one another.
one another. So, too, are these two DVCSes.
In the following sections, we will explain how three key differences
between Linux and SQLite dictated the design of each DVCS's low-friction
usage path.
When deciding between these two DVCSes, you should ask yourself, "Is my
project more like Linux or more like SQLite?"
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