From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.8 required=3.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00, URIBL_BLOCKED shortcircuit=no autolearn=unavailable version=3.3.2 X-Original-To: meta@public-inbox.org Received: from localhost (dcvr.yhbt.net [127.0.0.1]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 63A1D20209 for ; Mon, 4 Jan 2016 01:03:56 +0000 (UTC) From: Eric Wong To: meta@public-inbox.org Subject: [PATCH 3/4] misc doc updates Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2016 01:03:51 +0000 Message-Id: <20160104010352.26568-4-e@80x24.org> In-Reply-To: <20160104010352.26568-1-e@80x24.org> References: <20160104010352.26568-1-e@80x24.org> List-Id: Strongly emphasize decentralization, as that was actually the main impetus for my interest in git. --- HACKING | 5 ++++- README | 3 ++- TODO | 12 ++++++++++++ 3 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/HACKING b/HACKING index 46f8a3e..1cda588 100644 --- a/HACKING +++ b/HACKING @@ -6,10 +6,13 @@ It is archived at . Please consider our goals in mind: - Accessibility, Compatibility, Performance + Decentralization, Accessibility, Compatibility, Performance These goals apply to everyone: users viewing over the web or NNTP, sysadmins running public-inbox, and other hackers working public-inbox. +We will reject any feature which advocates or contributes to a particular +instance of a public-inbox becoming a single point of failure. + See design_www.txt and design_notes.txt in the Documentation/ directory for design decisions made during development. diff --git a/README b/README index 4c405ac..09b66a3 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ Requirements (participant) * any MUA which may send text-only emails ("git send-email" works!) Users are strongly encouraged to use the "reply-all" feature of - their mailers to reduce the impact of a public-inbox as a SPOF. + their mailers to reduce the impact of a public-inbox as a + single point of failure. * participants do not need to install public-inbox, only server admins diff --git a/TODO b/TODO index 2d70995..d2f57d8 100644 --- a/TODO +++ b/TODO @@ -1,5 +1,17 @@ +TODO items for public-inbox + +(Not in any particular order) + * implement RFC 4685 (Atom message threading) * configurable constants (quote folding, index limits) * use tags as date-based skiplists for navigating history + (maybe not needed with Xapian support nowadays?) +* handle Xapian date range queries: + http://mid.gmane.org/20151005222157.GE5880@survex.com +* use REQUEST_URI properly for CGI / mod_perl2 compatibility + with Message-IDs which include '%' +* more test cases (use git fast-import to speed up creation) +* large mbox/Maildir/MH/NNTP spool import (use git fast-import) +* remove dependency on ssoma installation (inline the code) * improve + document mlmmj integration, currently only at: http://bogomips.org/unicorn-public/20140508084301.GA2033%40dcvr.yhbt.net/ -- EW