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Posted to commits@steve.apache.org by ru...@apache.org on 2015/03/25 14:32:32 UTC

svn commit: r1669124 - /steve/trunk/README

Author: rubys
Date: Wed Mar 25 13:32:32 2015
New Revision: 1669124

URL: http://svn.apache.org/r1669124
Log:
apply patch from Rich Bowen (thanks!)

Modified:
    steve/trunk/README

Modified: steve/trunk/README
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/steve/trunk/README?rev=1669124&r1=1669123&r2=1669124&view=diff
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--- steve/trunk/README (original)
+++ steve/trunk/README Wed Mar 25 13:32:32 2015
@@ -2,7 +2,13 @@
  Welcome to Apache Steve <http://steve.apache.org/>
 =============================================================
 
-Apache Steve is...
+Apache Steve is software for conducting a vote using the STV - Single
+Transferrable Vote - voting algorithm. The tool grew out of the voting
+system used to elect the Apache Software Foundation Board of
+Directors.
+
+Read more about STV at
+http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_transferable_vote
 
 Getting Started
 ===============