semaphore/README.md

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Semaphore

An alternative web client for Mastodon, focused on accessibility.

Semaphore is available at semaphore.social. Beta releases are at beta.semaphore.social.

For updates and support, follow @semaphore@fosstodon.org.

See the user guide for basic usage. See the admin guide if Semaphore cannot connect to your instance.

With thanks to

This is a continuation of the Pinafore project.

Credit goes go to Nolan Lawson and the original contributors for their excellent work.

Changelog

For a changelog, see the GitHub releases.

For a list of breaking changes, see BREAKING_CHANGES.md.

Developing and testing

See CONTRIBUTING.md for how to run Semaphore in dev mode and run tests.

What's with the name?

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.