A SAFE Network Primer

Read this introductory guide if you want to understand in a clear easy-to-understand way what a big deal MaidSafe's SAFE Network is.
http://www.safenetworkprimer.com/

Contents

1. A statement of intent
2. A short history of decentralized networks
3. A fully autonomous data network
   Two sides of the network – Vaults and Clients
4. The architecture of the SAFE Network
   Sections – Consensus and quorum
5. Node Age and Proof of Resource
6. Everything’s encrypted
   Proxy Node for Clients
   Self-encryption of data
   Multilayered encryption
7. Farming for Safecoin
   Safecoin
8. Vault personas
   The Client Manager
   The Data Manager
9. Data types
   MutableData
   ImmutableData
10. The SAFE API
    Authorization
    CipherOpt and Crypto APIs
    DOM API
11. Conclusion – the promise of the SAFE Network