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This is the design site for the git-annex [[/assistant]].

Parts of the design is still being fleshed out, still many ideas
and use cases to add. Feel free to chip in with comments! --[[Joey]]

## roadmap

* Month 1 "like dropbox": [[!traillink inotify]] [[!traillink syncing]]
* Month 2 "shiny webapp": [[!traillink webapp]] [[!traillink progressbars]]
* Month 3 "easy setup": [[!traillink configurators]] [[!traillink pairing]]
* Month 4 "cloud": [[!traillink cloud]] [[!traillink transfer_control]]
* Month 5 "cloud continued": [[!traillink xmpp]] [[!traillink more_cloud_providers]]
* Month 6 "9k bonus round": [[!traillink desymlink]]

We are, approximately, here:

* Month 7: user-driven features and polishing; 
  [presentation at LCA2013](https://lca2013.linux.org.au/schedule/30059/view_talk)
* Month 8: [[!traillink Android]]
* Months 9-11: more user-driven features and polishing (see remaining TODO items in all pages above)
* Month 12: "Windows purgatory" [[Windows]]

## porting

* [[OSX]] port is in fairly good shape, but still has some room for improvement

## not yet on the map:

* [[partial_content]]
* [[deltas]]
* [[leftovers]]
* [[other todo items|todo]]

## blog

I'm blogging about my progress in the [[blog]] on a semi-daily basis.
Follow along!