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@@ -1,3 +1,45 @@ + # Dat Enhancement Proposals -Dat Enhancement Proposals. Contains all specs for the Dat protocol, including drafts. +[](http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=dat) +[](https://gitter.im/datproject/discussions?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge) +[](http://docs.dat-data.com) + +This repository contains a series of "Dat Enhancement Proposal" (DEP) +documents, part of the dat protocol development and standardization process. + +Accepted proposals can be viewed at [datprotocol.com](https://datprotocol.com). +New (draft) proposals and discussion can be viewed on [github][github-deps] +under "issues" and "pull-requests". + +These documents might be interesting reading to anybody wanting to learn more +about protocol nitty gritties or the consensus process, but the documentation +at [https://docs.datproject.org]() is specifically written with end-users and +application developers in mind. + +[github-deps]: https://github.com/datprotocol/DEPs/ + +## The Process + +TL;DR: write up an DEP markdown file; submit a github PR; revise per review; +community will either accept (merges PR) or not (closes PR). See the ["DEP +Process"][dep-0001] meta-DEP for details. + +For now this process is as simple and informal; as the number of dat developers +and users grows, it may become more formal. Precedents and inspiration include: + +- [Bittorrent Enhancement Proposals (BEP)](http://bittorrent.org/beps/bep_0001.html) +- [Rust RFC Process](https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs) +- [Python Enhancement Proposal](https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0001/) + +[dep-0001]: ./proposals/0001-dep-process.md + +## Fine Print + +The contents of this repository are all under a CC-BY (Creative Commons +Attribution 4.0) license unless otherwise noted. + +Contributors and discussion participants are expected to abide by the Dat +Project [Code of Conduct][coc]. + +[coc]: https://github.com/datproject/Code-of-Conduct |