Thus said Chad Perrin on Sat, 10 Aug 2013 20:03:58 -0600: > Maybe I can use it for some work done strictly within the network, > if there's no chance (more than usual) that it'll screw up the > repositories I'm using. If there is some increased chance of that, I > might set up some toy repositories just for purposes of testing stuff.
There's not really a chance that it will screw up the repositories, but you certainly should use it on test repositories if you're concerned. I use it daily and all it changes is the way that the fossil client communiates with the ``fossil server'' on the remote side. Because all communication happens via the standard ``fossil http'' interface, it is unlikely that the remote repository will get broken. It's mostly ready to be used except for a few minor interface issues that I'm not completely satisfied with, which I mentioned. Specifically, how does the fossil client decide when to use a Fossil username and when to prompt for a password? You're feedback would be much appreciated. Regarding the ``quickest way'' to get your environment setup, please see my last response. You can easily tunnel over SSH if you are willing to run ``fossil server'' on the freebsdhost and train your users how to use SSH tunnels. You could then setup keys that don't provide shell access which merely act as a way to get the SSH tunnel established. Setting up HTTPS is more of a hassle than SSH for certain, but it is the most well supported method at the moment (except on Windows, which doesn't have SSL support built in by default). So we're kind of in a difficult spot. SSH is more easily supported in general (even on Windows as long as you have an SSH client). SSL integration works very well in environments where it's supported---but you have to deal with the certificate distribution mechanism somehow and build your own SSL enabled fossil (please someone correct me if I'm wrong). Andy -- TAI64 timestamp: 400000005206f410 _______________________________________________ fossil-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.fossil-scm.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fossil-users
