1. I actually ran it, and ironically, `git log --oneline --reverse` runs faster than `fossil descendants` on the sqlite repository for new commits, and just as

1. I actually ran it, and ironically, `git log --oneline --reverse` runs faster than `fossil descendants` on the sqlite repository for new commits, and just as fast on old commits. perhaps fossil would do better on a large repository, but I doubt it. git has many flaws, but "insufficent optimization (compared to alternatives)" is not one of them.