Well... the tickets are things that live in the repository like a commit[0], so can reference other entries, and are referenceable by other entries, in a first class way. So “just porcelain“ or a “simple matter of programming” for git, in the dismissive sense.
[0] https://www.fossil-scm.org/xfer/doc/trunk/www/tickets.wiki
Well... the tickets are things that live in the repository like a commit, so can reference other entries, and are referenceable by other entries, in a first class way, so it’s a “simple matter of programming” for git in the dismissive sense.
Don't get me wrong, I do agree fossil is adding some new cards to the table. I just think it would be better implemented as extensions to git than a new system made from scratch.
For anyone who wants to see what's possible using low level git tools: https://github.com/google/git-appraise