X-Git-Url: http://www.git.cypherpunks.ru/?p=nncp.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fabout.texi;h=09f245c68410b853aef87975a7beb0368fad322f;hp=f228d15ca099c671e2da7f13df247db2979221cf;hb=203dfe36da7adf2b3089e4fa4017a67409cbad70;hpb=dd887c15fa21071a2f4931f7248e10c4ab1029d2 diff --git a/doc/about.texi b/doc/about.texi index f228d15..09f245c 100644 --- a/doc/about.texi +++ b/doc/about.texi @@ -1,8 +1,18 @@ +@cindex about @strong{NNCP} (Node to Node copy) is a collection of utilities simplifying secure store-and-forward files, mail and command exchanging. See also this page @ref{Об утилитах, on russian}. +@cindex F2F +@cindex friend-to-friend +@cindex E2E +@cindex end-to-end +@cindex darknet +@cindex DTN +@cindex delay tolerant +@cindex dead drop +@cindex onion encryption This utilities are intended to help build up small size (dozens of nodes) ad-hoc @url{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friend-to-friend, friend-to-friend} (F2F) statically routed @@ -15,6 +25,7 @@ end-to-end} encrypted, explicitly authenticated by known participants public keys. @url{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onion_routing, Onion encryption} is applied to relayed packets. Each node acts both as a client and server, can use push and poll behaviour model. +Also there is @ref{Multicast, multicasting} areas support. Out-of-box offline @url{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sneakernet, sneakernet/floppynet}, @url{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_drop, @@ -27,6 +38,9 @@ transmission exists. Look for possible @ref{Use cases, use cases}! +@cindex GPL +@cindex free software +@cindex licence NNCP is @url{https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/pragmatic.html, copylefted} @url{https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html, free software} licenced under @url{https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html, GNU GPLv3}.