-public-inbox - shared mailboxes via git for public discussion
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+public-inbox - an "archives first" approach to mailing lists
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+
+public-inbox implements the sharing of an email inbox via git to
+complement or replace traditional mailing lists.
+
+public-inbox spawned around three main ideas:
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+* Publically accessible and archived communication is essential to
+ Free and Open Source development.
+
+* Contributing to Free and Open Source projects should not require the
+ use of non-Free/non-Open Source services or software.
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+* Graphical user interfaces should not be required for text-based
+ communication.
+
+public-inbox aims to be easy-to-deploy and manage; encouraging projects
+to run their own instances with minimal overhead.
+
+Features
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+* anybody may participate via plain-text email
+* stores email in git, readers have a complete archive of the inbox
+* Atom feed allows casual readers to follow via feed reader
+* Mail user-agent (MUA) users may use Maildir, mbox(5) and/or IMAP locally
+* uses only well-documented and easy-to-implement data formats