Fetchling — open-source release desk

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<header>
  <strong>fetchling<span>↝</span></strong>
  <p>Moving bytes. Keeping promises.</p>
</header>
<nav>
  <a href="#download">Download</a><a href="#features">Features</a><a href="#news">Project news</a>
</nav>
<main>
  <section class="intro">
    <div>
      <h1>One small tool.<br />A lot of connections.</h1>
      <p>
        A fictional command-line data transfer project built around a simple idea: the network
        should be understandable.
      </p>
      <ul id="features">
        <li>Readable output, sensible errors</li>
        <li>Portable across your favorite systems</li>
        <li>Made for scripts and curious humans</li>
      </ul>
    </div>
    <aside id="download">
      <span>CURRENT RELEASE</span><strong>8.14.2</strong>
      <p>Released 12 September 2026</p>
      <label
        >Choose your platform<select id="platform">
          <option>Linux</option>
          <option>macOS</option>
          <option>Windows</option>
        </select></label
      ><button id="change">View install command</button
      ><code id="install">Select a platform to begin.</code>
    </aside>
  </section>
  <div class="protocols">HTTP · HTTPS · FTP · SFTP · DICT · IMAP · POP3 · SMTP · TELNET</div>
  <section id="news">
    <h2>From the project desk</h2>
    <article>
      <time>2026-09-12</time><b>A smaller release with a sharper focus</b
      ><span>Release notes →</span>
    </article>
    <article>
      <time>2026-08-28</time><b>What makes a helpful error message?</b><span>Project notes →</span>
    </article>
  </section>
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  <footer class="demo-note">Fictional brand · local interface demo · no information is sent</footer>
</main>

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