commit ffa9dd90d57fd786edd2f6341e31054a87466ef0
parent 20a90e39f6d0747b2f989b45a6c331724d1b2892
Author: Christian Grothoff <christian@grothoff.org>
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2016 19:38:44 +0200
explain better what is actually on api.taler.net, as it is more than the exchange by now
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1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/index.rst b/index.rst
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
..
This file is part of GNU TALER.
Copyright (C) 2014, 2015, 2016 GNUnet e.V.
+
TALER is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
Foundation; either version 2.1, or (at your option) any later version.
+
TALER 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. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with
TALER; see the file COPYING. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
@@ -29,12 +32,16 @@ while providing anonymity for Customers.
Cryptography is used to ensure that none of the participants can
defraud the others without being detected immediately; however, in
practice a fradulent Exchange might go bankrupt instead of paying the
-Merchants and thus the Exchange will need to be audited regularly like any
-other banking institution.
+Merchants and thus the Exchange will need to be audited regularly like
+any other banking institution.
The system will be based on free software and open protocols.
-In this document, we describe the REST-based API of the Exchange,
-which is at the heart of the system.
+
+In this document, we describe the REST-based APIs between the various
+components, as well as the internal architecture of key components.
+However, you do not have to re-implement these APIs to use Taler: the
+project includes free software reference implementations of the
+various components.
-----------------
