From 7dd9155833fe0717c51a36154c5635d4a4aa1689 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Dandelion=20Man=C3=A9?= Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2018 12:04:40 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Initial draft of the README (#1) * Initial commit of README * Fix some typos, etc * More tweaks. * More iterations on markdown, etc * Take Jay's suggestion --- README.md | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README.md diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..618e154 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +## SourceCred + +SourceCred is a system for creating digital tokens, called 'Cred' (¤), for open-source projects. Cred represents credit for doing the work of developing and maintaining the project. For example, people who contribute to SourceCred's development will receive SourceCred¤. + +The world benefits tremendously from open-source software, but most open-source developers don't get any recognition or reward. We want to build tools for fairly distributing Cred to those contributors, and incentives that act as rewards for having Cred. We hope these tools will reward open-source developers, and result in the creation of more open software. + +SourceCred is in very early stages: as of 2/3/2018, we have just started work. Dandelion is currently working on an initial documentation push: + +* **overview.md** + + high level overview for a general audience + +* **cryptoeconomics.md** + + details on SourceCred's economic design, and precise token mechanics + +* **implementation.md** + + implementation strategy and roadmap + +We aim to have design discussions on GitHub, so that people who contribute to the design will receive Cred. For coordination and casual conversation, please join [our slack](https://join.slack.com/t/sourcecred/shared_invite/enQtMzA4NzI5ODIwODMyLWFiNDlhNWNiODc4MTk4MjNmZTAzMDNjNDAwYzEyZTBiNjAxZTFhMjU1MDg2YzNlN2FlNzgwYmU0NGM1NGEzM2M).