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diff --git a/README.pod b/README.pod index 8b9ba00c8..dc4c845f3 100644 --- a/README.pod +++ b/README.pod @@ -1,13 +1,13 @@ -=head1 NAME +=head1 Welcome to FixMyStreet -FixMyStreet +FixMyStreet is an open source project to develop a website for reporting +issues such as potholes and broken street lights to the appropriate authority. -=head1 ABOUT +It was created in 2005 by mySociety for reporting problems to UK councils and +has been copied around the world. -FixMyStreet is a project that allows anyone to report an issue such as potholes, -broken street lights, severe littering, water leaks. These issues are then -routed to the correct body who can arrange to have them fixed. By default it -supports routing problems via email or using an Open311 WebService. +We're working hard to make it easy to install and re-use in other +countries and welcome questions about how it works. It's written in Perl and uses the Catalyst web framework. |