diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index faf43bae1..c1de33454 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,6 +1,9 @@ Tezos ===== +The Project +----------- + Tezos is a distributed consensus platform with meta-consensus capability. Tezos not only comes to consensus about the state of its ledger, like Bitcoin or Ethereum. It also attempts to come to consensus about how the @@ -11,25 +14,34 @@ protocol and the nodes should adapt and upgrade. the code running on the live networks, replace `master` in the URL by the branch of your choice: betanet, alphanet, zeronet, to make sure you are consulting the right API version) - - The official Tezos website https://tezos.com/ contains more information about the - project. - - All development now happens on Gitlab at https://gitlab.com/tezos/tezos + - The website https://tezos.com/ contains more information about the project. + - All development happens on GitLab at https://gitlab.com/tezos/tezos + +The source code of Tezos is placed under the MIT Open Source License. + +The Community +------------- + + - Several community built block explorers are available: + + - http://tzscan.io + - https://tezos.id + - https://tezex.info + +- A few community run websites collect useful Tezos links: + + - https://www.tezos.help + - https://tezos.rocks + + - There is a matrix channel *Tezos* that you can join `here `_. + - There is a sub-reddit at https://www.reddit.com/r/tezos/ + - There is also a community FAQ at https://github.com/tezoscommunity/faq/wiki/Tezos-Technical-FAQ + - There is a *#tezos* IRC channel on *freenode* that is reserved for technical discussions + + +The Networks +------------ The Tezos Alpha (test) network has been live and open since February 2017. The Tezos Beta (experimental) network has been live and open since June 2018. - - - Several community built block explorers are available: - - http://ostez.com - - https://tzscan.io - - https://tezos.id - - https://tezoschain.io - - A few community run websites collect useful Tezos links: - - https://tezos.help - - https://tezos.rocks - - - There is a matrix channel *Tezos* that you can join via https://riot.im/app/#/room/#tezos:matrix.org - - There is a *#tezos* channel on *freenode* that is reserved for technical discussions - - There is also a community FAQ at https://github.com/tezoscommunity/faq - -The source code of Tezos is placed under the MIT Open Source License.