Eduard:

> I have opened registration on Hydra. Feel free to try it out at
> [ https://hydra.ecd.space/ ], and give me your feedback.

Roy Keene:

> Is ChiselApp not serious enough for you ?

(Quotes unconnected.)

I think both ChiselApp and Hydra are very nice, and technically solid
projects (and I have learned how to use PHP's PDO::SQLite from the
ChiselApp source code, so thanks for this, too). I'm sure I would use
one of them (or even both), were it not that easy to run your own
Fossil web server, even on cheap shared hosting systems.

An important point to motivate people to use these services: is it
possible to move existing projects there, or is it just possible to
create new (empty) repositories?

Also, when it comes to attracting people on the lookout for GitHub
alternatives, I believe it's important to have a "landing page" (note
the non-dinosaur slang) to show the occasional visitor a list of
repositories with "real-world" projects under active maintenance, and
with concise descriptions.

At least on chiselapp.com, the "Public Repositories" page shows (on
first impression) a list of "cryptic" repository and user names, and
randomly clicking some links mostly leads to empty, abandoned or
one-time-testing repositories.

Such a "landing page" may need to be hand-crafted, but I think it's
worth the effort to have occasional visitors stay on site, browse
around, and get familiar with the capabilities of Fossil.

--Florian
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