Fossil SCM

Tweaks to grammar.

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# 101 Reasons Why Fossil Is Better Than Git
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1. **Fossil comes as a single self-contained executable file**.<p>
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- Install Fossil by copying "fossil" (or "fossil.exe") to someplace
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+ Install Fossil by copying "fossil" (or "fossil.exe") to some place
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on your $PATH (or %PATH%). Upgrade (or downgrade) by overwriting
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that one file. Uninstall by deleting that one file.<p>
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A Git installation requires hundreds of files. You want to use a
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package manager to install, upgrade, or uninstall Git. If you
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tinker with individual files of a Git installation, you run a high
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the benefits of autosync far outweigh the risks.
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1. **Fossil supports embedded Pikchr in Wiki and in the Forum.**</p>
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[Pikchr](https://pikchr.org/) is a
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[PIC-like](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pic_language) markup language
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- for diagram. Pikchr is designed for use with Markdown, but also works
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+ for diagrams. Pikchr is designed for use with Markdown, but also works
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with other markup languages.
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The diagrams that appear in the Fossil documentation are
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all drawn using Pikchr.
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1. **Fossil has a Pikchr sandbox for experimenting with Pikchr scripts.**
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is how all of the documentation files for Fossil itself are created.
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1. **Fossil can easily host an entire project website, using only the
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repository as the backing store.**<p>
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The embedded documentation and wiki features allow you to write
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- web pages. The unversioned file feature gives you space to put off
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+ web pages. The unversioned file feature gives you space to put
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precompiled binaries or other transient and/or derived resources
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without contaminating the source tree. The Forum and Ticket features
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provide for community discussion and bug tracking. Fossil provides
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everything you need to host a complete software project website.
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Indeed, the
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include a link of the form "<tt>bugs:/info/</tt><i>HASH</i>" to
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reference that bug. The source repository knows that "bugs:" refers
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to the [SQLite Bug Forum](https://sqlite.org/bugs) and completes the
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link accordingly.
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<p>
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- Interwiki links are important because (1) they help keep hyperlink
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+ Interwiki links are important because (1) they help keep hyperlinks
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shorter, and (2) if the target wiki
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ever moves to a new domain, all the links automatically adjust
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by changing a single server setting, and (3) clones can have
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different mappings for interwiki links, so that (for example)
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a "bugs:" link in a clone of the source repository can map to
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Bugs Forum.
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1. **Fossil has a built-in chat server.**<p>
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Users with appropriate permissions (usually just registered
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developers, not anonymous passers-by) can bring up a web-based chat
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- window on any Fossil web-server instance. This feature allow
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+ window on any Fossil web-server instance. This feature allows
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geographically distributed developers to collaborate interactively,
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without having to involve a third-party chat provider such as Slack.
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Nothing needs to be configured in order to activate Chat, other
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- that enabling the Chat privilege on the permission bits of the
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+ than enabling the Chat privilege on the permission bits of the
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users whom you want to have access to Chat.
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1. **Fossil chat can be configured to send automatic notifications
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when changes occur in the repository.**<p>
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This helps developers keep up with what is happening in the repository.
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1 # 101 Reasons Why Fossil Is Better Than Git
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3 1. **Fossil comes as a single self-contained executable file**.<p>
4 Install Fossil by copying "fossil" (or "fossil.exe") to someplace
5 on your $PATH (or %PATH%). Upgrade (or downgrade) by overwriting
6 that one file. Uninstall by deleting that one file.<p>
7 A Git installation requires hundreds of files. You want to use a
8 package manager to install, upgrade, or uninstall Git. If you
9 tinker with individual files of a Git installation, you run a high
@@ -376,11 +376,11 @@
376 the benefits of autosync far outweigh the risks.
377
378 1. **Fossil supports embedded Pikchr in Wiki and in the Forum.**</p>
379 [Pikchr](https://pikchr.org/) is a
380 [PIC-like](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pic_language) markup language
381 for diagram. Pikchr is designed for use with Markdown, but also works
382 with other markup languages.
383 The diagrams that appear in the Fossil documentation are
384 all drawn using Pikchr.
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386 1. **Fossil has a Pikchr sandbox for experimenting with Pikchr scripts.**
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396 is how all of the documentation files for Fossil itself are created.
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398 1. **Fossil can easily host an entire project website, using only the
399 repository as the backing store.**<p>
400 The embedded documentation and wiki features allow you to write
401 web pages. The unversioned file feature gives you space to put off
402 precompiled binaries or other transient and/or derived resources
403 without contaminating the source tree. The Forum and Ticket features
404 provide for community discussion and bug tracking. Fossil provides
405 everything you need to host a complete software project website.
406 Indeed, the
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444 include a link of the form "<tt>bugs:/info/</tt><i>HASH</i>" to
445 reference that bug. The source repository knows that "bugs:" refers
446 to the [SQLite Bug Forum](https://sqlite.org/bugs) and completes the
447 link accordingly.
448 <p>
449 Interwiki links are important because (1) they help keep hyperlink
450 shorter, and (2) if the target wiki
451 ever moves to a new domain, all the links automatically adjust
452 by changing a single server setting, and (3) clones can have
453 different mappings for interwiki links, so that (for example)
454 a "bugs:" link in a clone of the source repository can map to
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456 Bugs Forum.
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458 1. **Fossil has a built-in chat server.**<p>
459 Users with appropriate permissions (usually just registered
460 developers, not anonymous passers-by) can bring up a web-based chat
461 window on any Fossil web-server instance. This feature allow
462 geographically distributed developers to collaborate interactively,
463 without having to involve a third-party chat provider such as Slack.
464 Nothing needs to be configured in order to activate Chat, other
465 that enabling the Chat privilege on the permission bits of the
466 users whom you want to have access to Chat.
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468 1. **Fossil chat can be configured to send automatic notifications
469 when changes occur in the repository.**<p>
470 This helps developers keep up with what is happening in the repository.
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--- www/hundredandone.md
+++ www/hundredandone.md
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
1 # 101 Reasons Why Fossil Is Better Than Git
2
3 1. **Fossil comes as a single self-contained executable file**.<p>
4 Install Fossil by copying "fossil" (or "fossil.exe") to some place
5 on your $PATH (or %PATH%). Upgrade (or downgrade) by overwriting
6 that one file. Uninstall by deleting that one file.<p>
7 A Git installation requires hundreds of files. You want to use a
8 package manager to install, upgrade, or uninstall Git. If you
9 tinker with individual files of a Git installation, you run a high
@@ -376,11 +376,11 @@
376 the benefits of autosync far outweigh the risks.
377
378 1. **Fossil supports embedded Pikchr in Wiki and in the Forum.**</p>
379 [Pikchr](https://pikchr.org/) is a
380 [PIC-like](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pic_language) markup language
381 for diagrams. Pikchr is designed for use with Markdown, but also works
382 with other markup languages.
383 The diagrams that appear in the Fossil documentation are
384 all drawn using Pikchr.
385
386 1. **Fossil has a Pikchr sandbox for experimenting with Pikchr scripts.**
@@ -396,11 +396,11 @@
396 is how all of the documentation files for Fossil itself are created.
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398 1. **Fossil can easily host an entire project website, using only the
399 repository as the backing store.**<p>
400 The embedded documentation and wiki features allow you to write
401 web pages. The unversioned file feature gives you space to put
402 precompiled binaries or other transient and/or derived resources
403 without contaminating the source tree. The Forum and Ticket features
404 provide for community discussion and bug tracking. Fossil provides
405 everything you need to host a complete software project website.
406 Indeed, the
@@ -444,11 +444,11 @@
444 include a link of the form "<tt>bugs:/info/</tt><i>HASH</i>" to
445 reference that bug. The source repository knows that "bugs:" refers
446 to the [SQLite Bug Forum](https://sqlite.org/bugs) and completes the
447 link accordingly.
448 <p>
449 Interwiki links are important because (1) they help keep hyperlinks
450 shorter, and (2) if the target wiki
451 ever moves to a new domain, all the links automatically adjust
452 by changing a single server setting, and (3) clones can have
453 different mappings for interwiki links, so that (for example)
454 a "bugs:" link in a clone of the source repository can map to
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456 Bugs Forum.
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458 1. **Fossil has a built-in chat server.**<p>
459 Users with appropriate permissions (usually just registered
460 developers, not anonymous passers-by) can bring up a web-based chat
461 window on any Fossil web-server instance. This feature allows
462 geographically distributed developers to collaborate interactively,
463 without having to involve a third-party chat provider such as Slack.
464 Nothing needs to be configured in order to activate Chat, other
465 than enabling the Chat privilege on the permission bits of the
466 users whom you want to have access to Chat.
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468 1. **Fossil chat can be configured to send automatic notifications
469 when changes occur in the repository.**<p>
470 This helps developers keep up with what is happening in the repository.
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