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authorChristian Grothoff <christian@grothoff.org>2017-03-13 17:44:06 +0100
committerChristian Grothoff <christian@grothoff.org>2017-03-13 17:44:06 +0100
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@@ -13,20 +13,18 @@
<p>
{% trans %}
- Taler is free software implementing an open
- protocol. Anybody is welcome to inspect our code
- and integrate our reference implementation into
- their applications. Different components of Taler
- are being made available under different
- licenses. The Affero GPLv3+ is used for the
+ GNU Taler is free software implementing an open
+ protocol. Anybody is welcome to integrate our reference
+ implementation into their applications. Different
+ components of Taler are being made available under
+ different licenses. The Affero GPLv3+ is used for the
exchange, the LGPLv3+ is used for reference code
- demonstrating integration with merchant platforms,
- and licenses like Apache/Mozilla/GPLv3+ are used
- for wallets and related customer-facing software.
- We are open for constructive suggestions for
- maximizing the adoption of this libre payment
- platform.
- {% endtrans %}
+ demonstrating integration with merchant platforms, and
+ licenses like Apache/Mozilla/GPLv3+ are used for
+ wallets and related customer-facing software. We are
+ open for constructive suggestions for maximizing the
+ adoption of this payment platform.
+ {% endtrans %}
</p>
</div>
@@ -46,7 +44,7 @@
structure data, making it easy to integrate Taler
with existing Web applications. Taler's protocol
is documented in
- detail <a href="https://api.taler.net/">here</a>.
+ detail at <a href="https://api.taler.net/">api.taler.net</a>.
{% endtrans %}
</p>
</div>
@@ -62,13 +60,14 @@
<p>
{% trans %}
Taler is currently primarily developed by a
- research team at Inria and GNUnet e.V. However,
+ research team at <a href="http://www.inria.fr/">Inria</a> and
+ <a href="https://gnunet.org/">GNUnet</a>. However,
contributions from anyone are welcome. Our Git
repositories can be cloned using the Git and HTTP
access methods against <tt>git.taler.net</tt> with
the name of the respective repository. A list of
- public repositories can be found in
- our <a href='https://git.taler.net/'>GitWeb</a>.
+ repositories can be found in
+ our <a href="https://git.taler.net/">GitWeb</a>.
{% endtrans %}
</p>
</div>
@@ -77,54 +76,64 @@
<p>
{% trans %}
- In addition to this website,
- the <a href="https://git.taler.net/">documented
- code</a> and
+ In addition to this website, the <a
+ href="https://git.taler.net/">documented code</a> and
the <a href="https://api.taler.net/">API
- documentation</a>, we are in the process of
- preparing a comprehensive design document which
- will be published here soon.
+ documentation</a>. Technical papers can be found in
+ our <a href="bibliography.html">bibliography</a>.
{% endtrans %}
</p>
</div>
<div class="col-lg-4">
<h2>{{ _("Discussion") }}</h2>
- <p>{{ _("We have a mailing list for developer discussions.
- You can subscribe to it or read the list archive at
- <a href='http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/taler'>http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/taler</a>.") }}</p>
+ <p>
+ {% trans %}
+ We have a mailing list for developer discussions.
+ You can subscribe to or read the list archive at
+ <a href="http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/taler">http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/taler</a>.
+ {% endtrans %}
+ </p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="row">
<div class="col-lg-4">
<h2>{{ _("Regression Testing") }}</h2>
- <p>{{ _("We have
- <a href='https://buildbot.net/'>Buildbot</a>
- automation tests to detect regressions and check
- for portability at
- <a href='https://buildbot.taler.net/'>buildbot.taler.net</a>.
- ") }}</p>
+ <p>
+ {% trans %}
+ We have <a href="https://buildbot.net/">Buildbot</a>
+ automation tests to detect regressions and check for
+ portability at <a
+ href="https://buildbot.taler.net/">buildbot.taler.net</a>.
+ {% endtrans %}
+ </p>
</div>
<div class="col-lg-4" note="not yet operational">
<h2>{{ _("Code Coverage Analysis") }}</h2>
- <p>{{ _("We use
- <a href='http://ltp.sourceforge.net/coverage/lcov.php'>LCOV</a>
+ <p>
+ {% trans %}
+ We use
+ <a href="http://ltp.sourceforge.net/coverage/lcov.php">LCOV</a>
to analyze the code coverage of our tests, the
results are available
- at <a href='https://lcov.taler.net/'>lcov.taler.net</a>.
- ") }}</p>
+ at <a href="https://lcov.taler.net/">lcov.taler.net</a>.
+ {% endtrans %}
+ </p>
</div>
<div class="col-lg-4">
<h2>{{ _("Performance Analysis") }}</h2>
- <p>{{ _("We
- use <a href='https://gnunet.org/gauger'>Gauger</a>
+ <p>
+ {% trans %}
+ We
+ use <a href="https://gnunet.org/gauger">Gauger</a>
for performance regression analysis of the exchange
backend
- at <a href='https://gauger.taler.net/'>gauger.taler.net</a>.
- ") }}</p>
+ at <a href="https://gauger.taler.net/">gauger.taler.net</a>.
+ {% endtrans %}
+ </p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
@@ -135,24 +144,31 @@
<div class="col-lg-12">
<h2 id="overview">{{ _("Taler system overview") }}</h2>
- <p>{{ _("The Taler system consists of protocols executed among
- a number of actors with the help
- of <a href='https://www.fsf.org/'>Free Software</a>
- as illustrated in the illustration on the right.
- Typical transactions involve the following steps: ")
- }}</p>
+ <p>
+ {% trans %}
+ The Taler system consists of protocols executed among
+ a number of actors as illustrated in the illustration on the right.
+ Typical transactions involve the following steps:
+ {% endtrans %}
+ </p>
<img src="{{ url('images/system.svg') }}" alt="system overview" style="float: right; margin: 50px 5px 5px 5px;" width="50%">
<ol>
- <li>{{ _("A customer instructs his <b>bank</b> to
+ <li>
+ {% trans %}
+ A customer instructs his <b>bank</b> to
transfer funds from his account to the Taler
exchange (top left). In the subject of the
transaction, he includes an authentication
token from his electronic <b>wallet</b>. In
Taler terminology, the customer creates a
- reserve at the exchange. ") }}</li>
+ reserve at the exchange.
+ {% endtrans %}
+ </li>
- <li>{{ _("Once the exchange has received the wire
+ <li>
+ {% trans %}
+ Once the exchange has received the wire
transfer, it allows the customer's electronic
wallet to <b>withdraw</b> electronic coins.
The electronic coins are digital
@@ -164,10 +180,13 @@
purchased what at which merchant. The use of
Taler does not change the currency or the total
value of the funds (except for fees which the
- exchange may charge for the service). ")
- }}</li>
+ exchange may charge for the service).
+ {% endtrans %}
+ </li>
- <li>{{ _("Once the customer has the digital coins in his
+ <li>
+ {% trans %}
+ Once the customer has the digital coins in his
wallet, the wallet can be used to <b>spend</b>
the coins with merchant portals that support
the Taler payment system and accept the
@@ -183,10 +202,14 @@
merchant to learn the identity of the
customer. Naturally, the customer can spend any
fraction of his digital coins (the system takes
- care of customers getting change). ") }}</li>
+ care of customers getting change).
+ {% endtrans %}
+ </li>
- <li>{{ _("Merchants receiving digital
- coins <b>deposit</b> the respective receipts
+ <li>
+ {% trans %}
+ Merchants receiving digital
+ coins <b>deposit</b> the respective claims
that resulted from the contract signing with
the customer at the exchange to redeem the
coins. The deposit step does not reveal the
@@ -202,9 +225,13 @@
the customer. Thus, the exchange's database
allows the state to enforce that merchants pay
applicable taxes (and do not engage in illegal
- contracts). ") }}</li>
+ contracts).
+ {% endtrans %}
+ </li>
- <li>{{ _("Finally, the exchange transfers funds
+ <li>
+ {% trans %}
+ Finally, the exchange transfers funds
corresponding to the digital coins redeemed by
the merchants to the merchant's <b>bank</b>
account. The exchange may combine multiple
@@ -212,9 +239,13 @@
transfer. The merchant can query the exchange
about the relationship between the bank
transfers and the individual claims that were
- deposited. ") }}</li>
+ deposited.
+ {% endtrans %}
+ </li>
- <li>{{ _("Most importantly, the exchange keeps
+ <li>
+ {% trans %}
+ Most importantly, the exchange keeps
cryptographic proofs that allow it to
demonstrate that it is operating correctly to
third parties. The system requires an
@@ -223,9 +254,13 @@
to frequently verify the exchange's databases
and check that its bank balance matches the
total value of the remaining coins in
- circulation. ") }}</li>
+ circulation.
+ {% endtrans %}
+ </li>
- <li>{{ _("Without the auditor, the exchange operators
+ <li>
+ {% trans %}
+ Without the auditor, the exchange operators
could embezzle funds they are holding in
reserve. Customers and merchants cannot cheat
each other or the exchange. If any party's
@@ -233,7 +268,9 @@
is limited to the respective party and
proportional to the funds they have in
circulation during the period of the
- compromise. ") }}</li>
+ compromise.
+ {% endtrans %}
+ </li>
</ol>
<p></p>
</div>