From 08c77c329156dc2930634274f8939e646011976b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jason Volk Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2020 12:53:43 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] README: Restore the intro on the master branch to avoid confusion. --- README.md | 32 ++++++++++++++++---------------- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 2564f9b55..301afbebd 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -9,28 +9,28 @@ at the University of Oulu which facilitated real-time communication over the int Its [derivatives](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/IRCd_software_implementations.png) have underpinned the major networks for decades. -The protocol has since stagnated, largely abandoned except by evangelists. A -growing number of proprietary cloud services have filled the vacuum of -innovation. Free software projects are relegated to collaborating on non-free -platforms for a basic rich user experience. The consensus is that decentralization -is needed, and users not be limited -to some arcane retro-environment. +The protocol has since stagnated, largely abandoned except for a small cult of +millenarians. A growing number of proprietary cloud services have filled the +vacuum of innovation. Free software projects are relegated to collaborating on +non-free platforms for a basic rich user experience. The consensus is that +decentralization is needed, and users not be limited to some arcane +retro-environment. -**This is the Construct** — Federated team collaboration built with the -[WASM Virtual Machine](https://webassembly.org). Construct makes the chat room programmable. -Applications govern all their basic functions. Everything from the appearance of a room as seen by -users to some continuous-integration running in the background for developers -is customizable by embedding apps around your room. +**This is the Construct** — the community's own Matrix server. It is designed +to be fast and highly scalable, and to be developed by volunteer contributors +over the internet. This mission strives to make the software easy to understand, +modify, audit, and extend. It remains true to its roots with its modular design +and having minimal requirements. Even though all of the old code has been +rewritten, the same spirit and philosophy of its predecessors is still obvious +throughout. + +Matrix is about giving you control over your communication; Construct is about +giving you control over Matrix. -Clients and servers implement a minimal ABI based on their capabilities while -the community at large builds all features as apps. A variety of apps have -already been created by developers for their own needs. Most choose to make -them available to the community, licensed as free software, so you can import -them and enrich your own rooms. ## Installation