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But git has always has been, and still is open source. Of course, Fossil has some advantages but claiming the OS high ground shouldn't be one.
by petepete 8y ago
But git has always has been, and still is open source. Of course, Fossil has some advantages but claiming the OS high ground shouldn't be one.
- xj9 8y agoOP is obviously editorializing, that isn't the title of the linked document.
- cjoy 8y ago... which also happens to match the style of the fossil readme where they are comparing it against git. Instead of presenting factual differences and their dis-/advatages in practical application, it reads like an ego piece and, at least for me, does not win fossil any sympathy. https://www.fossil-scm.org/xfer/doc/trunk/www/fossil-v-git.wiki https://www.fossil-scm.org/xfer/doc/trunk/www/fossil-v-git.w...
- apotheon 8y agoThat's not a readme.
- gerdesj 8y agoJust to spell it out - https://github.com/git/git https://github.com/git/git: Git is an Open Source project covered by the GNU General Public License version 2 (some parts of it are under different licenses, compatible with the GPLv2). It was originally written by Linus Torvalds with help of a group of hackers around the net. The name "git" was given by Linus Torvalds when he wrote the very first version. He described the tool as "the stupid content tracker" and the name as (depending on your mood):
- bjpbakker 8y agoI even believe Git has the open source high ground since it’s released under the GPL-2 license, providing freedom. Whereas Fossil uses BSD-2, which does not bring the same freedom.
- strainer 8y agoWho could be in danger of being mislead by the title, by not knowing Git is open source? They just wanted to say Fossil is also OS.