Fossil
Distributed version control with built-in wiki and bug tracking
Fossil is a distributed version control system that bundles bug tracking, a wiki, forum, and web interface into a single self-contained executable. It powers the development of SQLite.
Key features
- Single-file executable
- Built-in wiki and forum
- Integrated bug tracking
- Self-contained web UI
Strengths
- Released under the BSD-2-Clause license
- Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
- Written in C
- Tiny footprint — runs in 64 MB RAM
Fossil replaces
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