From f73756c15a52cf353aa6a2a6671338cf6d14ecc4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Peter Harpending <peter@harpending.org>
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 18:33:48 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] add a readme

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 README.md | 15 +++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 README.md

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+gex: gajumaru exchange
+=====================================================================
+
+Currently everything is in `gex_httpd`, which is the HTTP Daemon.
+
+Only application so far.
+
+Branches
+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+- `master` = production. very stable. Should be able to `git clone` the repo
+  and everything just works.
+- `staging` = release candidates
+- `develop` = wild west
+- `f-*` = brothel in the wild west