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diff --git a/libraries/olm/README b/libraries/olm/README index fcdee97450efd..7f9b4947e08d7 100644 --- a/libraries/olm/README +++ b/libraries/olm/README @@ -1,18 +1,18 @@ olm (olm and megolm cryptographic ratchets) -An implementation of the Double Ratchet cryptographic ratchet described by -https://whispersystems.org/docs/specifications/doubleratchet/, written in -C and C++11 and exposed as a C API. +An implementation of the Double Ratchet cryptographic ratchet described +by https://whispersystems.org/docs/specifications/doubleratchet/, +written in C and C++11 and exposed as a C API. The specification of the Olm ratchet can be found in olm.md. -This library also includes an implementation of the Megolm cryptographic +This library also includes an implementation of the Megolm cryptographic ratchet, as specified in megolm.md. -Olm is designed to be easy port to different platforms and to be easy to +Olm is designed to be easy port to different platforms and to be easy to write bindings for. -It was originally implemented in C++, with a plain-C layer providing the -public API. As development has progressed, it has become clear that C++ -gives little advantage, and new functionality is being added in C, with +It was originally implemented in C++, with a plain-C layer providing the +public API. As development has progressed, it has become clear that C++ +gives little advantage, and new functionality is being added in C, with C++ parts being rewritten as the need arises. |