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+layout: post
+title: An Introduction
+author: struan
+---
+
+[mySociety](https://www.mysociety.org/) wrote
+[FixMyStreet](https://www.fixmystreet.com/) in 2007 in order to make it easy for
+people in the UK to report problems in their area. Since then over
+[200,000 problems](https://www.mysociety.org/2012/01/24/fixmystreet-another-big-number/)
+have been reported to UK councils using the site. As with all our
+sites we want people everywhere to be able to benefit so we were delighted to
+work with the Norwegian Unix User’s Group ([NUUG](http://www.nuug.no))
+last year to set up a [FixMyStreet in Norway](http://www.fiksgatami.no/).
+
+We want to build on that and help more people around the world install their
+own copy of FixMyStreet. In the months since
+[FiksGataMi](http://www.fiksgatami.no/) was launched we’ve made a number
+of changes to FixMyStreet to make it easier to install and customise for other
+countries. We’ve rewritten much of the code to use the
+[Catalyst](http://www.catalystframework.org/) web framework which has
+helped make it easier to customise and we’re now improving the
+documentation and ironing out the installation procedure.
+
+However, we know that easy to install code is only part of the process.
+Building a community around the software is far more valuable in encouraging
+people to use and improve it. This site and the new
+[mailing list](https://groups.google.com/a/mysociety.org/forum/#!forum/fixmystreet)
+are our first steps along that road.
+
+So, if you’ve ever wanted to have a FixMyStreet for your town, state or
+country then join the mailing list and we’ll help you along the way.
+