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@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ The core components of cryptic-net, currently, are:
the network are on a private LAN (e.g. their home WiFi network) or have a
dynamic IP, they can still communicate directly with each other.
* An S3-compatible network filesystem. Each participant can provide as much
storage as they care to, if any. Stored data is sharded and replicated across
all hosts that choose to provide storage.
* An S3-compatible network filesystem. Each users can provide as much storage as
they care to, if any. Stored data is sharded and replicated across all hosts
that choose to provide storage.
* A DNS server which provides automatic host and service (coming soon) discovery
within the network.
@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ decide which documents they need to care about.
### User Docs
Users are participants who use cryptic-net resources, but do not provide any
network or storage resources themselves. Users may be accessing the network from
a laptop, and so are not expected to be online at any particular moment.
Users are participants who use network resources, but do not provide any network
or storage resources themselves. Users may be accessing the network from a
laptop, and so are not expected to be online at any particular moment.
Documentation for users:
@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Documentation for users:
### Operator Docs
Operators are participants who own a dedicated host which they can expect to be
Operators are users who own a dedicated host which they can expect to be
always-online (to the extent that's possible in a residential environment).
Operator hosts will need at least one of the following to be useful:
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### Admin Docs
Admins are participants who control membership within the network. They are
likely operators as well.
Admins are users who control membership within the network. They are likely
operators as well.
Documentation for admins:
@ -89,15 +89,15 @@ Documentation for admins:
### Dev Docs
Devs may or may not be participants in any particular cryptic-net. They instead
are those who work on the actual code for cryptic-net.
Devs may or may not be users in any particular cryptic network. They instead are
those who work on the actual code for cryptic-net.
Documentation for devs:
* [Design Principles](docs/dev/design-principles.md)
* [`cryptic-net daemon` process tree](docs/dev/daemon-process-tree.svg): Diagram
describing the [pmux](https://code.betamike.com/cryptic-io/pmux) process tree created
by `cryptic-net daemon` at runtime.
describing the [pmux](https://code.betamike.com/cryptic-io/pmux) process tree
created by `cryptic-net daemon` at runtime.
* [Rebuilding Documentation](docs/dev/rebuilding-documentation.md)
## Misc
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Besides documentation, there are a few other pages which might be useful:
* [Roadmap][roadmap]
* [Glossary](docs/glossary.md)
[roadmap]: docs/roadmap.md

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# Glossary
The purpose of this document is define the specific terms which should be used
for various concepts, with the goal of establishing consistency throughout
documentation and source code.
- "user" - a person who takes part in the usage, operation, or administration of
a cryptic network.
- "host" - A computer or device used by a user to connect to a cryptic network.
- "cryptic network", "network" - A collection of hosts which communicate and
share resources with each other via the mechanisms provided by the cryptic-net
project.
- "cryptic-net" - The name of the binary or program which is used to interact
with a cryptic network.