From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.0 required=3.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00 shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from localhost (dcvr.yhbt.net [127.0.0.1]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 581DA1F4A5 for ; Wed, 1 Apr 2020 06:04:41 +0000 (UTC) From: Eric Wong To: meta@public-inbox.org Subject: [PATCH 1/2] README: expand on the GUI non-requirement Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2020 01:04:40 -0500 Message-Id: <20200401060441.1750-2-e@yhbt.net> In-Reply-To: <20200401060441.1750-1-e@yhbt.net> References: <20200401060441.1750-1-e@yhbt.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit List-Id: It may not be immediately obvious why we should value text-based stuff so much, so clarify that. --- README | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README b/README index a3c1e61c..b90a5298 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ public-inbox spawned around three main ideas: use of non-Free services or software. * Graphical user interfaces should not be required for text-based - communication. + communication, users may have broken graphics drivers, limited + eyesight, or unable to afford modern hardware. public-inbox aims to be easy-to-deploy and manage; encouraging projects to run their own instances with minimal overhead.