Changeset c167f76

Timestamp:

Jan 29, 2010, 5:47:03 AM (16 years ago)

Author:

Alex Dehnert <adehnert@…>

Branches:

master, client

Children:

32e360b

Parents:

9486442

git-author:

Alex Dehnert <adehnert@…> (01/29/10 05:47:03)

git-committer:

Alex Dehnert <adehnert@…> (01/29/10 05:47:03)

Message:

Expand DESIGN and README

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• DESIGN (modified) (2 diffs)
• README (modified) (1 diff)

DESIGN

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 ===============
 
-Remit aims to be a general system for managing MIT student group finances.
-One core piece of functionality is generating the documentation required
-to make SAFO remit money to students.
+Remit aims to be a general system for managing MIT student group finances.  The
+name comes from "MIT" and the term "remit": One core piece of functionality is
+generating the documentation required to make SAFO remit money to students.
 
 Core functionality objectives
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 * LineItem, representing a line item within a transaction
 
+This module uses the Treebeard project
+(http://docs.tabo.pe/django-treebeard/tip/) to implement a tree of BudgetAreas.
+
 Basic request and voucher workflow (vouchers)
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README

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-Implementation of a voucher / treasury system, particularly for the UA
-but intended to be general enough for other groups to use it.
+= Remit =
+
+Remit aims to be a general system for managing MIT student group finances.  The
+name comes from "MIT" and the term "remit": One core piece of functionality is
+generating the documentation required to make SAFO remit money to students.
+
+It grew out of an effort to ease the UA's treasury, but is intended to be
+general enough for other groups to use it.
 
 == External Dependencies ==