Fossil SCM

Reworked the intro to fossil-v-git.wiki to flow better and be clearer.

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<title>Fossil Versus Git</title>
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<h2>1.0 Don't Stress!</h2>
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-If you start out using one DVCS and later decide you like the other better,
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-you can easily [./inout.wiki | move your content].¹
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-
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The feature sets of Fossil and [http://git-scm.com | Git] overlap in
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many ways. Both are
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributed_version_control | distributed
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version control systems] managing a
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directed_acyclic_graph | directed acyclic
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repository clone. In both systems, new content added to the local repo
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clone can be pushed up to a remote parent, and changes to the remote can
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be easily pulled down to the local clone. Both systems offer bisecting,
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private branches, a stash, etc.
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-There are also, however, many important differences between these two
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-DVCSes. We summarize the major differences in the following table, then
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-detail those differences in the following text.
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+Fossil has inbound and outbound Git conversion features, so if you start
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+out using one DVCS and later decide you like the other better, you can
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+easily [./inout.wiki | move you version-controlled file content].¹
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+
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+The purpose of this document is to cover the important differences
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+between the two, especially those that impact the user experience.
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Keep in mind that you are reading this on a Fossil website, and though
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we try to be fair, the information here
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-might be biased in favor of Fossil. Ask around for second opinions from
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+might be biased in favor of Fossil, if only because we spend most of our
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+time using Fossil, not Git. Ask around for second opinions from
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people who have used <em>both</em> Fossil and Git.
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<h2>2.0 Differences Between Fossil And Git</h2>
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1 <title>Fossil Versus Git</title>
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3 <h2>1.0 Don't Stress!</h2>
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5 If you start out using one DVCS and later decide you like the other better,
6 you can easily [./inout.wiki | move your content].¹
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8 The feature sets of Fossil and [http://git-scm.com | Git] overlap in
9 many ways. Both are
10 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributed_version_control | distributed
11 version control systems] managing a
12 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directed_acyclic_graph | directed acyclic
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15 repository clone. In both systems, new content added to the local repo
16 clone can be pushed up to a remote parent, and changes to the remote can
17 be easily pulled down to the local clone. Both systems offer bisecting,
18 private branches, a stash, etc.
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20 There are also, however, many important differences between these two
21 DVCSes. We summarize the major differences in the following table, then
22 detail those differences in the following text.
 
 
 
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24 Keep in mind that you are reading this on a Fossil website, and though
25 we try to be fair, the information here
26 might be biased in favor of Fossil. Ask around for second opinions from
 
27 people who have used <em>both</em> Fossil and Git.
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30 <h2>2.0 Differences Between Fossil And Git</h2>
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1 <title>Fossil Versus Git</title>
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3 <h2>1.0 Don't Stress!</h2>
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5 The feature sets of Fossil and [http://git-scm.com | Git] overlap in
6 many ways. Both are
7 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributed_version_control | distributed
8 version control systems] managing a
9 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directed_acyclic_graph | directed acyclic
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12 repository clone. In both systems, new content added to the local repo
13 clone can be pushed up to a remote parent, and changes to the remote can
14 be easily pulled down to the local clone. Both systems offer bisecting,
15 private branches, a stash, etc.
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17 Fossil has inbound and outbound Git conversion features, so if you start
18 out using one DVCS and later decide you like the other better, you can
19 easily [./inout.wiki | move you version-controlled file content].¹
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21 The purpose of this document is to cover the important differences
22 between the two, especially those that impact the user experience.
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24 Keep in mind that you are reading this on a Fossil website, and though
25 we try to be fair, the information here
26 might be biased in favor of Fossil, if only because we spend most of our
27 time using Fossil, not Git. Ask around for second opinions from
28 people who have used <em>both</em> Fossil and Git.
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31 <h2>2.0 Differences Between Fossil And Git</h2>
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