Yarrow-- a reverse gossip client for the web
Yarrow is a web front end to the RGTP bulletin board transfer protocol.
RGTP is:
- secure (users are cryptographically identified)
- centralised (all discussion is held on one server under the control of nominated editors)
- linear (the item format helps regulate thread drift)
- mature (it has been in regular use for over five years).
Yarrow is:
- convenient (it can be used on any computer which can run a web browser)
- stable (it has been in regular use by several people for several months)
- safe (all state is held on one server, rather than being passed over the net)
- free (the source is openly available, and licensed under the GPL).
Where to go now:
- See screenshots of what it looks like in practice.
- Read the fine manual, which contains a step-by-step tutorial.
- Try using it yourself!
- Download the stable Python sources. You can also view the current sources in CVS.
- Visit some other relevant websites.
- Get in touch with the author and with other users.