Fossil: high-reliability, distributed software configuration management system

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I get the same feeling reading about Fossil as I do when thinking about how Netscape almost used Scheme in the browser or imagining if Babbage had completed the analytical engine in his lifetime or the Romans had built a steam engine. Like it's a glimpse into a different future because of some road not taken.

I really like the batteries included model. It would be so cool if Git managed your issues and discussions as well, instead of having them locked to one platform.

But... I don't see a free Fossil cloud host with GitHub level corporate support, and multiple alternatives.

It seems like there are lots of really interesting alternatives to Git itself, but Git is the standard everyone knows, so I don't really even bother looking into using anything else.

Chisel App provides hosting services https://chiselapp.com

Anyone know how this works with bigger files like large binaries?

I've been wanting to switch away from Perforce, but Git LFS has given us too many problems

If you need something between Git LFS and Perforce you could try Anchorpoint. It's a Git based version control software and has stuff like file locking.

Anecdotally, quite well.

I’ve been using it to store large binary files with occasional small deltas to them (think Google account takeouts), and I’m surprised how well it manages that.

The last time I tested it, it wasn't performing differently from other DVCS options when pushing large files - that is, Perforce would still win hands-down. It does have a binary diff flag, but it's probably limited on a more fundamental level by being a SQLite app under the hood.

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