Fossil SCM

Proposed changes to the home page, mainly to work better with the new skin, but also a bit of a branding touch-up.

wyoung 2024-02-17 19:09 trunk
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-<title>Home</title>
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-
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-<h3>What Is Fossil?</h3>
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+<title>A Coherent Software Configuration Management System</title>
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 <div class="nomargins" style='float:right;border:2px solid #446979;padding:0 15px 10px 0;margin:0 50px 0 10px'>
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 <ul>
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 <li> [/uv/download.html | Download]
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 <li> [./quickstart.wiki | Quick Start]
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 <li> [./permutedindex.html | Doc Index]
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 </ul>
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 <p style="text-align:center"><img src="fossil3.gif" alt="Fossil logo"></p>
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 </div>
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-Fossil is a simple, high-reliability, distributed software configuration
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-management system with these advanced features:
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+<h3>What Is It?</h3>
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+
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+Fossil is a simple, high-reliability, distributed
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+[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_configuration_management | SCM]
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+system with these advanced features:
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- 1. <b>Project Management</b> -
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+ 1. <b>Project Management</b> —
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 In addition to doing [./concepts.wiki | distributed version control]
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 like Git and Mercurial,
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 Fossil also supports [./bugtheory.wiki | bug tracking],
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 [./wikitheory.wiki | wiki], [./forum.wiki | forum],
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 [./alerts.md|email alerts], [./chat.md | chat], and
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 [./event.wiki | technotes].
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- 2. <b>Built-in Web Interface</b> -
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+ 2. <b>Built-in Web Interface</b> —
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 Fossil has a built-in, [/skins | themeable], [./serverext.wiki | extensible],
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 and intuitive [./webui.wiki | web interface]
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 with a rich variety of information pages
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 ([./webpage-ex.md|examples]) promoting situational awareness.
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 <br><br>
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 [./embeddeddoc.wiki | embedded documentation] or (in the case of
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 the [/uv/download.html|download] page)
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 [./unvers.wiki | unversioned files].
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 When you clone Fossil from one of its
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 [./selfhost.wiki | self-hosting repositories],
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- you get more than just source code - you get this entire website.
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+ you get more than just source code — you get this entire website.
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- 3. <b>All-in-one</b> -
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+ 3. <b>All-in-one</b> —
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 Fossil is a single self-contained, stand-alone executable.
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 To install, simply download a
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 [/uv/download.html | precompiled binary]
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 for Linux, Mac, or Windows and put it on your $PATH.
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 [./build.wiki | Easy-to-compile source code] is also available.
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- 4. <b>Self-host Friendly</b> - Stand up a project website
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+ 4. <b>Self-host Friendly</b> — Stand up a project website
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 in minutes using [./server/ | a variety of techniques].
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 Fossil is CPU and memory efficient. Most projects can be
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 hosted comfortably on a $5/month VPS or a Raspberry Pi.
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 You can also set up an automatic
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 [./mirrortogithub.md | GitHub mirror].
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- 5. <b>Simple Networking</b> -
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+ 5. <b>Simple Networking</b> —
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 Fossil uses ordinary HTTPS (or SSH if you prefer)
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 for network communications, so it works fine from behind
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 firewalls and [./quickstart.wiki#proxy|proxies].
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 The protocol is
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 [./stats.wiki | bandwidth efficient] to the point that Fossil can be
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 used comfortably over dial-up, weak 3G, or airliner Wifi.
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- 6. <b>Autosync</b> -
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+ 6. <b>Autosync</b> —
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 Fossil supports [./concepts.wiki#workflow | "autosync" mode]
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 which helps to keep projects moving
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 forward by reducing the amount of needless
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 [./branching.wiki | forking and merging] often
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 associated with distributed projects.
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- 7. <b>Robust &amp; Reliable</b> -
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+ 7. <b>Robust &amp; Reliable</b> —
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 Fossil stores content using an [./fileformat.wiki | enduring file format]
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 in an SQLite database so that transactions are
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 atomic even if interrupted by a power loss or system crash.
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 Automatic [./selfcheck.wiki | self-checks] verify that all aspects of
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 the repository are consistent prior to each commit.
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- 8. <b>Free and Open-Source</b> - [../COPYRIGHT-BSD2.txt|2-clause BSD license].
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+ 8. <b>Free and Open-Source</b> — [../COPYRIGHT-BSD2.txt|2-clause BSD license].
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 <hr>
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 <h3>Latest Release: 2.23 ([/timeline?c=version-2.23|2023-11-01])</h3>
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 * [/uv/download.html|Download]
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--- www/index.wiki
+++ www/index.wiki
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1 <title>Home</title>
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3 <h3>What Is Fossil?</h3>
4
5 <div class="nomargins" style='float:right;border:2px solid #446979;padding:0 15px 10px 0;margin:0 50px 0 10px'>
6 <ul>
7 <li> [/uv/download.html | Download]
8 <li> [./quickstart.wiki | Quick Start]
@@ -17,22 +15,25 @@
17 <li> [./permutedindex.html | Doc Index]
18 </ul>
19 <p style="text-align:center"><img src="fossil3.gif" alt="Fossil logo"></p>
20 </div>
21
22 Fossil is a simple, high-reliability, distributed software configuration
23 management system with these advanced features:
 
 
 
24
25 1. <b>Project Management</b> -
26 In addition to doing [./concepts.wiki | distributed version control]
27 like Git and Mercurial,
28 Fossil also supports [./bugtheory.wiki | bug tracking],
29 [./wikitheory.wiki | wiki], [./forum.wiki | forum],
30 [./alerts.md|email alerts], [./chat.md | chat], and
31 [./event.wiki | technotes].
32
33 2. <b>Built-in Web Interface</b> -
34 Fossil has a built-in, [/skins | themeable], [./serverext.wiki | extensible],
35 and intuitive [./webui.wiki | web interface]
36 with a rich variety of information pages
37 ([./webpage-ex.md|examples]) promoting situational awareness.
38 <br><br>
@@ -41,50 +42,50 @@
41 [./embeddeddoc.wiki | embedded documentation] or (in the case of
42 the [/uv/download.html|download] page)
43 [./unvers.wiki | unversioned files].
44 When you clone Fossil from one of its
45 [./selfhost.wiki | self-hosting repositories],
46 you get more than just source code - you get this entire website.
47
48 3. <b>All-in-one</b> -
49 Fossil is a single self-contained, stand-alone executable.
50 To install, simply download a
51 [/uv/download.html | precompiled binary]
52 for Linux, Mac, or Windows and put it on your $PATH.
53 [./build.wiki | Easy-to-compile source code] is also available.
54
55
56 4. <b>Self-host Friendly</b> - Stand up a project website
57 in minutes using [./server/ | a variety of techniques].
58 Fossil is CPU and memory efficient. Most projects can be
59 hosted comfortably on a $5/month VPS or a Raspberry Pi.
60 You can also set up an automatic
61 [./mirrortogithub.md | GitHub mirror].
62
63 5. <b>Simple Networking</b> -
64 Fossil uses ordinary HTTPS (or SSH if you prefer)
65 for network communications, so it works fine from behind
66 firewalls and [./quickstart.wiki#proxy|proxies].
67 The protocol is
68 [./stats.wiki | bandwidth efficient] to the point that Fossil can be
69 used comfortably over dial-up, weak 3G, or airliner Wifi.
70
71 6. <b>Autosync</b> -
72 Fossil supports [./concepts.wiki#workflow | "autosync" mode]
73 which helps to keep projects moving
74 forward by reducing the amount of needless
75 [./branching.wiki | forking and merging] often
76 associated with distributed projects.
77
78 7. <b>Robust &amp; Reliable</b> -
79 Fossil stores content using an [./fileformat.wiki | enduring file format]
80 in an SQLite database so that transactions are
81 atomic even if interrupted by a power loss or system crash.
82 Automatic [./selfcheck.wiki | self-checks] verify that all aspects of
83 the repository are consistent prior to each commit.
84
85 8. <b>Free and Open-Source</b> - [../COPYRIGHT-BSD2.txt|2-clause BSD license].
86
87 <hr>
88 <h3>Latest Release: 2.23 ([/timeline?c=version-2.23|2023-11-01])</h3>
89
90 * [/uv/download.html|Download]
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--- www/index.wiki
+++ www/index.wiki
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
1 <title>A Coherent Software Configuration Management System</title>
 
 
2
3 <div class="nomargins" style='float:right;border:2px solid #446979;padding:0 15px 10px 0;margin:0 50px 0 10px'>
4 <ul>
5 <li> [/uv/download.html | Download]
6 <li> [./quickstart.wiki | Quick Start]
@@ -17,22 +15,25 @@
15 <li> [./permutedindex.html | Doc Index]
16 </ul>
17 <p style="text-align:center"><img src="fossil3.gif" alt="Fossil logo"></p>
18 </div>
19
20 <h3>What Is It?</h3>
21
22 Fossil is a simple, high-reliability, distributed
23 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_configuration_management | SCM]
24 system with these advanced features:
25
26 1. <b>Project Management</b> —
27 In addition to doing [./concepts.wiki | distributed version control]
28 like Git and Mercurial,
29 Fossil also supports [./bugtheory.wiki | bug tracking],
30 [./wikitheory.wiki | wiki], [./forum.wiki | forum],
31 [./alerts.md|email alerts], [./chat.md | chat], and
32 [./event.wiki | technotes].
33
34 2. <b>Built-in Web Interface</b> —
35 Fossil has a built-in, [/skins | themeable], [./serverext.wiki | extensible],
36 and intuitive [./webui.wiki | web interface]
37 with a rich variety of information pages
38 ([./webpage-ex.md|examples]) promoting situational awareness.
39 <br><br>
@@ -41,50 +42,50 @@
42 [./embeddeddoc.wiki | embedded documentation] or (in the case of
43 the [/uv/download.html|download] page)
44 [./unvers.wiki | unversioned files].
45 When you clone Fossil from one of its
46 [./selfhost.wiki | self-hosting repositories],
47 you get more than just source code — you get this entire website.
48
49 3. <b>All-in-one</b> —
50 Fossil is a single self-contained, stand-alone executable.
51 To install, simply download a
52 [/uv/download.html | precompiled binary]
53 for Linux, Mac, or Windows and put it on your $PATH.
54 [./build.wiki | Easy-to-compile source code] is also available.
55
56
57 4. <b>Self-host Friendly</b> — Stand up a project website
58 in minutes using [./server/ | a variety of techniques].
59 Fossil is CPU and memory efficient. Most projects can be
60 hosted comfortably on a $5/month VPS or a Raspberry Pi.
61 You can also set up an automatic
62 [./mirrortogithub.md | GitHub mirror].
63
64 5. <b>Simple Networking</b> —
65 Fossil uses ordinary HTTPS (or SSH if you prefer)
66 for network communications, so it works fine from behind
67 firewalls and [./quickstart.wiki#proxy|proxies].
68 The protocol is
69 [./stats.wiki | bandwidth efficient] to the point that Fossil can be
70 used comfortably over dial-up, weak 3G, or airliner Wifi.
71
72 6. <b>Autosync</b> —
73 Fossil supports [./concepts.wiki#workflow | "autosync" mode]
74 which helps to keep projects moving
75 forward by reducing the amount of needless
76 [./branching.wiki | forking and merging] often
77 associated with distributed projects.
78
79 7. <b>Robust &amp; Reliable</b> —
80 Fossil stores content using an [./fileformat.wiki | enduring file format]
81 in an SQLite database so that transactions are
82 atomic even if interrupted by a power loss or system crash.
83 Automatic [./selfcheck.wiki | self-checks] verify that all aspects of
84 the repository are consistent prior to each commit.
85
86 8. <b>Free and Open-Source</b> — [../COPYRIGHT-BSD2.txt|2-clause BSD license].
87
88 <hr>
89 <h3>Latest Release: 2.23 ([/timeline?c=version-2.23|2023-11-01])</h3>
90
91 * [/uv/download.html|Download]
92

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