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From: collective <seth_aipt-collective@araxia.net>
Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2024 05:25:33 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Add Home

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+# Purpose
+
+`aipt.group` is meant to provide a self-hosted alternative to commercial and other non-free resources used by AiPT to coordinate and communicate.
+
+## Resources
+
+### Wiki
+
+Provided by [Gitea](https://about.gitea.com/)
+
+- Intended primarily to replace Google Docs for collaborative document editing, e.g. for [reading candidates](https://aipt.group/collective/reading/wiki)
+- Similar to GitHub Pages. Editable via web frontend or by pushing git commits.
+- Gitea also provides git hosting, which could be used for study guides.
+- Could be used for tracking details about the next meeting, including the reading.
+
+### Chat
+
+Provided by [Synapse](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/welcome_and_overview.html) (a [Matrix](https://matrix.org/) implementation)
+
+- Intended to replace Slack, with no restrictions on history retention.
+- Could eventually replace Zoom for video (maybe).
+
+## Principles
+
+- Open-source
+- Privacy-respecting
+- Federated vs centralized 
+- Collaborative
+
+## Participate
+
+- Create a [Gitea Account](Gitea Account)
+- Create a [Matrix Account](Matrix Account)
+- If you are interested in collaborating on maintenance, we can add a shell account for you on the server instance