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 See [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/semaphore-social/semaphore/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) for
 how to run Semaphore in dev mode and run tests.
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-## What's with the name?
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-Semaphore is a fork of Pinafore and apparently they were going to call the boat H.M.S Semaphore but thought Pinafore was more fun.
-Bonus - semaphore is an old communication method.