Add a blurb to README

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@@ -6,12 +6,19 @@ README for distix
   eventually. Any similarity with reality is accidental, but we'll
   take credit for it anyway.***
 
-distix is a distributed ticketing system. It stores the data in git,
-using yaml and Maildirs.
+Blurb
+-----
 
-FIXME: This part of the README should contain some explanation of why
-a new system, and what the important features of distix are. However,
-I'll want to word that carefully, so I'll do it later.
+distix is a distributed ticketing system, aimed at handling support
+issues and bugs. For most people, it is an invisible agent that keeps
+track of issues and bugs by being Cc'd on emails. There is no login
+required. The emails do not need to follow any structure. Each email
+thread becomes its own ticket. The support staff can search and
+manipulate tickets using a command line tool.
+
+distix is built using git, YAML, and Maildirs. This allows tickets to
+be handled entirely offline, and synchronised between machines and
+staff. There is currently no web interface.
 
 
 Hacking
@@ -48,7 +55,7 @@ Code should be developed using test driven development.
 Legalese
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-Copyright 2014  Lars Wirzenius
+Copyright 2014,2015  Lars Wirzenius
 
 This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by