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diff --git a/content/about/about.md b/content/about/about.md deleted file mode 100644 index 5a97f85..0000000 --- a/content/about/about.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,42 +0,0 @@ ---- -title: "About" -draft: false -date: 2019-08-02 ---- - -The Ouroboros project is a decentralized packet network implementation -started by Sander Vrijders and Dimitri Staessens. It stems from our -deep interest in computer networks, trying to solve some long standing -problems in IP networks such as achieving clean fragmentation, routing -scalability, efficient congestion control and simple -multicast. Instead of trying to tackle these issues in isolation, we -subscribe to the view that the entire TCP/IP design is *fundamentally* -broken, and a holistic approach is needed to build efficient packet -networks. - -In addition, a lot of the design is inspired by Edward Snowdens -revelations and his call to [drastically improve end-user security and -privacy](https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/05/edward-snowdens-other-motive-for-leaking/370068/) -on the internet. - -### Licenses - -Ouroboros is [free -software](https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html). The libraries -are available under the [GNU Lesser Public License (LGPL) version -2.1](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.1.html). The -daemons are available under the [GNU Public License (GPL) version -2](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html). The tools -are availabe under the [3-Clause BSD -License](https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause). - -Ouroboros logos © Dimitri Staessens. All Rights Reserved. - -### Disclaimer - -Ouroboros is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but without -any warranty; without even the implied warranty of merchantability or -fitness for a particular purpose. - -At present, Ouroboros should be considered an advanced research -prototype. |