Fossil (software)
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| Original author(s) | D. Richard Hipp |
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| Initial release | 2006 |
| Stable release |
2.2 / 11 April 2017
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| Repository | www |
| Written in | C, SQL |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | Distributed version control system, bug tracking system, |
| License | 2-clause BSD license |
| Website | www |
Fossil is a distributed version control system, bug tracking system and server for use in software development created by D. Richard Hipp.
Fossil is a cross-platform server that runs on Linux, BSD derivatives, Mac and Windows. It is capable of performing distributed version control, bug tracking, services, and blogging. The software has a built-in web interface, which reduces project tracking complexity and promotes situational awareness. A user may simply type "fossil ui" from within any check-out and Fossil automatically opens the user's web browser in a page that gives detailed history and status information on that project.
Being distributed, Fossil requires no central server, although collaboration is made easier by using one.
Content is stored using a SQLite database so that transactions are atomic even if interrupted by a power loss or system crash.
Fossil is free software released under a BSD license (relicensed from previously GPL).
Fossil is used for version control by the SQLite project, which is itself a component of Fossil. SQLite transitioned to using Fossil for version control over CVS in September 2009.
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