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> Fossil's opinion

Tools don't have opinions, people do. Fossil is just inflexible.

You don't want to alter history? Don't do it then. Git supports not altering history just fine.

I can't control what other users of the repo are doing, so it's not that simple.

If you are their superior, other users disregarding your orders is s social problem, not a technical one. If you aren't, it's a good thing they are able not to do what you want.

Tools being more flexible is strictly a good thing. If they are misused, the person that misused them is responsible. It is that simple.

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