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Serval DNA
==========
[Serval Project][], May 2013
[Serval Project][], December 2013
This repository contains the source code for the “core” Serval components
implemented in [GNU C][]:
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has two parts: a *manifest* that describes the content, and the *payload*,
which is the content itself. Each bundle has its own unique cryptographic
identifier that allows any recipient to verify that it has not been tampered
with.
with. A bundle's payload may be encrypted by the author so that only the
designated recipient can read it.
* The **[MeshMS][]** messaging service is implemented using Rhizome as its
transport, with each thread represented as a pair of bundles, one for each
direction. At present, the MeshMS logic is implemented in Java within the
[Serval Mesh][batphone] Android app, but is planned to be re-implemented in
C as part of Serval DNA (see [issue #28][]).
* The **[MeshMS][]** messaging service sends short text messages using Rhizome
as its transport. Each message thread is stored and carried in a pair of
journal bundles, one for each direction (ply).
* **[Serval Infrastructure][]** services may optionally be deployed on any devices
in the mesh to expose external services to mesh subscribers and vice versa
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The copyright in most of the source code in Serval DNA is held by [Serval
Project Inc.][SPI], a not-for-profit association incorporated in the state of
South Australia in the Commonwealth of Australia for the purpose of developing
the Serval mesh software.
the Serval mesh software. The [COPYRIGHT][] file contains a full list of all
those who hold copyright in portions of the Serval DNA source code.
The [Serval Project][] will accept contributions from individual developers who
have agreed to the [Serval Project Developer Agreement - Individual][individ],
and from organisations that have agreed to the [Serval Project Developer
Agreement - Entity][entity].
The [Serval Project][] will accept contributions for which copyright has been
assigned to [Serval Project Inc.][SPI], or which are licensed to either [Serval
Project Inc.][SPI] or to the public on terms that allow the Serval Project to
freely redistribute and re-license the code under non-restrictive terms, for
example, to release Serval DNA as part of a product distributed through the
[Apple app store][].
Individual developers may assign copyright in their contributions by signing
the [Serval Project Developer Agreement - Individual][individ], and
organisations by signing the [Serval Project Developer Agreement -
Entity][entity].
Download, build and test
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[free software]: http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
[contributors]: /servalproject/serval-dna/blob/development/CONTRIBUTORS.md
[GitHub]: https://github.com/servalproject
[COPYRIGHT]: ./COPYRIGHT.txt
[GPL2]: ./GPL-2.0.txt
[Apple app store]: http://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/more-about-the-app-store-gpl-enforcement
[individ]: http://developer.servalproject.org/files/serval_project_inc-individual.pdf
[entity]: http://developer.servalproject.org/files/serval_project_inc-entity.pdf
[DNA]: http://developer.servalproject.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=content:tech:dna