diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f21bc45 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.markdown @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +GitHub-Backup +============= + +By Chris Lockfort (devnull@csh.rit.edu) (Github username: Clockfort) + +GitHub-Backup makes a local backup copy of all of a github user's (or github organization's) repositories. + +This is useful in many cases: +* GitHub suddenly explodes. +* GitHub goes out of business. +* Your corporation's backup policies are more stringent than GitHub's. +* You have spotty/no internet access - perhaps you'd like to have all of your repositories available to code on while you ride the train? +* You are paranoid tinfoil-hat wearer who needs to back up everything in triplicate on a variety of outdated tape media. + +Questions, Improvements, Etc +----------------------------- + +If you have any improvements, I'm happy, (grateful, in fact) to entertain pull requests/ patches, just drop me a line or message me on GitHub.