From 8c1ee316a6293c242a6be1654672b68606f42f06 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris P Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2016 17:27:02 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] README: post MSc update --- README.md | 17 ++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index aa03ce68..813f77b0 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -21,16 +21,17 @@ More information will follow once a rough first prototype is ready. For now, you can [read this very chaotic blog](https://disorganizer.github.io/blog/). Summarized in one paragraph, it is an ``syncthing``, ``git-annex`` or -``BTSync`` alternative, that gives you a commandline interface, a fuse +``Resilio``-alternative, that gives you a commandline interface, a fuse filesystem and a library that can encrypt and compress files which are in turn distributed through ``ipfs`` while the file metadata is transmitted separetely. It's a bit similar to the currently also unfinished [bazil](https://bazil.org) maybe. -Even shorter: It's supposed to be as flexible as ``git``, but for whole files. +Even shorter: It's supposed to be as flexible as ``git``, but for complete files. -We're writing our master thesis on ``brig`` ([but it's in german only](https://github.com/disorganizer/brig-thesis)). -That doesn't mean we're planning to discontinue it after though - actually we'd love to get paid for developement! -Care to throw money at us? +A master thesis on ``brig`` [has been written](https://github.com/disorganizer/brig-thesis), +which is only available in german though. That doesn't mean we're planning to +discontinue it after that thesis - actually we'd love to get paid for +developement! Care to throw money at us? ## Installation @@ -38,8 +39,10 @@ Care to throw money at us? $ go get github.com/disorganizer/brig/brig ``` -That should just work if you previously [setup Go](https://golang.org/doc/install). - +That should just work if you previously [setup +Go](https://golang.org/doc/install). Afterwards you'll have a ``brig`` command +on your computer, which will print it's help when invoked without any +arguments. ## Authors