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+language: erlang
+notifications:
+  email: scott@basho.com
+otp_release:
+  - 17.5
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 # Machi
 
+  [Travis-CI](http://travis-ci.org/basho/machi) :: ![Travis-CI](https://secure.travis-ci.org/basho/machi.png)
+
 Our goal is a robust & reliable, distributed, highly available(*),
 large file store based upon write-once registers, append-only files,
 Chain Replication, and client-server style architecture.  All members