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+============
+pyAggr3g470r
+============
+
+.. Use headers in this order #=~-_
+
+:toc: yes
+:symrefs: yes
+:sortrefs: yes
+:compact: yes
+:subcompact: no
+:rfcedstyle: no
+:comments: no
+:inline: yes
+:private: yes
+
+:author: Cédric Bonhomme
+:contact: http://cedricbonhomme.org/
+
+
+Presentation
+------------
+pyAggr3g470r_ is a multi-threaded news aggregator with a web interface
+based on CherryPy_. Articles are stored in a MongoDB_ base.
+
+
+
+Features
+------------
+* articles are stored in a MongoDB_ database;
+* find an article with history;
+* e-mail notification;
+* export articles to HTML, EPUB, PDF or raw text;
+* mark or unmark articles as favorites;
+* share articles with Diaspora, Google Buzz, Pinboard, delicious, Identi.ca, Digg, reddit, Scoopeo, Blogmarks and Twitter;
+* generation of QR code with the content or URL of an article. So you can read an article later on your smartphone (or share with friends).
+
+
+
+Requierements
+-------------
+Software required
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+* Python_ 2.7.*;
+* MongoDB_ and PyMongo_;
+* feedparser_;
+* CherryPy_ (version 3 and up);
+* BeautifulSoup_.
+
+
+Optional module
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+These modules are not required but enables more features:
+* lxml and Genshi;
+* Python Imaging Library for the generation of QR codes.
+
+
+If you want to install these modules:
+
+    sudo aptitude install  python-lxml python-genshi
+
+
+Donnation
+---------
+If you wish and if you like pyAggr3g470r, you can donate via bitcoin. My bitcoin address: 1GVmhR9fbBeEh7rP1qNq76jWArDdDQ3otZ
+Thank you!
+
+
+
+License
+------------
+pyAggr3g470r_ is under GPLv3_ license.
+
+
+.. _Python: http://python.org/
+.. _pyAggr3g470r: https://bitbucket.org/cedricbonhomme/pyaggr3g470r/
+.. _feedparser: http://feedparser.org/
+.. _MongoDB: http://www.mongodb.org/
+.. _PyMongo: https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-python-driver
+.. _CherryPy: http://cherrypy.org/
+.. _BeautifulSoup: http://www.crummy.com/software/BeautifulSoup/
+.. _GPLv3: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt