My favorite (aside from tunneling) has been using ssh as a SOCKS proxy.

https://ma.ttias.be/socks-proxy-linux-ssh-bypass-content-filters/

Combine with “foxyproxy” to send all non-corporate-Internet" connections over your own ssh tunnel to keep personal web traffic private or to access services on your home network without needing a vpn.

Oh man, I’d forgotten about trac!

Yeah - the decentralized nature isn’t that big of a deal, most people treat it like it’s centralized anyway…

The most amazing thing about git was they way they track changes (file contents rather than names) which allows it to branch and merge almost effortlessly. Search for “SVN Tree Conflict” for an example of what I’m talking about. Oh, you renamed a file that you modified on a branch? Your life is hell now.

Of course I can always use a browser but it’s overkill.

No, it’s exactly what you want.

Does not not constantly crash anymore? That’s the only feature I want. I don’t do a lot of video editing but for the every-now-and-then scenario I have it always crashes at least once…