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+# Rattail: Software for Retailers
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+Welcome to the Rattail project.
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+Rattail is a collection of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software|free]] software designed for use in retail environments, available under the [[http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html|GNU General Public License, version 3]].
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+## Demo
+
+There is a [[RattailDemo]] which is intended to show off various features of the software.  It doesn't do much yet, but will be improved as the author has time.
+
+## Concept
+
+Here is a conceptual diagram of a "complete" Rattail system.  The name "Poser" refers to a custom app built atop Rattail and Tailbone (the web app for Rattail).  All systems on the right hand side of the graphic are ''external'' to Poser/Rattail, i.e. they are not "plugins" although Poser may use plugin-like logic for the sake of integrating with these systems.
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+[see diagram](https://rattailproject.org/images/poser-concept.png)
+
+## Documentation
+
+Please see [[Documentation]] for a (hopefully) better starting point.  (But that isn't really complete yet, so what you see below is left intact in the meantime.)
+
+Please understand that the documentation for Rattail is very much a work in progress.  Some aspects have received more recent / thorough treatment than others, but it remains somewhat sparse...
+
+ * [[FAQ]]
+ * [[Overview]]
+ * [[Installation]]
+ * [[Configuration]]
+ * [[Applications]]
+ * [[Utilities]]
+ * [[Recipes]]
+ * [[Hardware]]
+ * [Server Deployment](Deployment)
+
+**NOTE:** *Some documentation is maintained along with the various Python software packages; [[https://rattailproject.org/docs/|see here]] for that list.*
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+**NOTE:** *There is still an older wiki available also; the content of which is mostly if not entirely outdated.  [[http://rattail-archive.edbob.org/moin/|Proceed there at your own risk]].  (Use guest / guest for the HTTP auth credentials.)*
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+## Development
+
+Please see the [Wutta Forge](https://forgejo.wuttaproject.org/rattail/) for source code, bug tracker, etc.
+
+ * [Creating a new project](NewProject)