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 <li class="toctree-l1 current current-page"><a class="current reference internal" href="#">What is Reticulum?</a></li>
 <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="gettingstartedfast.html">Getting Started Fast</a></li>
+<li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="zen.html">Zen of Reticulum</a></li>
 <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="software.html">Programs Using Reticulum</a></li>
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 <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="networks.html">Building Networks</a></li>
 <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="support.html">Support Reticulum</a></li>
 <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="examples.html">Code Examples</a></li>
+<li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="license.html">Reticulum License</a></li>
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 <p>Reticulum is a cryptography-based networking stack for building both local and
 wide-area networks with readily available hardware, that can continue to operate
 under adverse conditions, such as extremely low bandwidth and very high latency.</p>
+<p>To understand the foundational philosophy and goals of this system, read the
+<a class="reference internal" href="zen.html#zen"><span class="std std-ref">Zen of Reticulum</span></a>.</p>
 <p>Reticulum allows you to build wide-area networks with off-the-shelf tools, and
 offers end-to-end encryption, forward secrecy, autoconfiguring cryptographically
 backed multi-hop transport, efficient addressing, unforgeable packet
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 real-world use is explored. The API and wire-format can be considered complete and stable, but
 could change if absolutely warranted.</p>
 </section>
+<section id="reference-implementation">
+<h2>Reference Implementation<a class="headerlink" href="#reference-implementation" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2>
+<p>The Python code, for which this documentation is written, is the Reference Implementation of
+Reticulum, and compatibility with the Reticulum protocol is defined as having
+full interoperability, and sufficient functional parity with this reference implementation.</p>
+<p>Any specific protocol implementation that achieves this is Reticulum. Any that does
+not is not Reticulum.</p>
+<p>The protocol design and reference implementation for Reticulum was carried out by Mark Qvist between 2014
+and 2022. It is licensed under the <a class="reference internal" href="license.html#license"><span class="std std-ref">Reticulum License</span></a>.</p>
+<p>The Reticulum Protocol was dedicated to the public domain in 2016.</p>
+</section>
 <section id="what-does-reticulum-offer">
 <h2>What does Reticulum Offer?<a class="headerlink" href="#what-does-reticulum-offer" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2>
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 <p>For a full list and more details, see the <a class="reference internal" href="interfaces.html#interfaces-main"><span class="std std-ref">Supported Interfaces</span></a> chapter.</p>
 </section>
-<section id="caveat-emptor">
-<h2>Caveat Emptor<a class="headerlink" href="#caveat-emptor" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2>
-<p>Reticulum is an experimental networking stack, and should be considered as
-such. While it has been built with cryptography best-practices very foremost in
-mind, it has not yet been externally security audited, and there could very well be
-privacy-breaking bugs.</p>
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 <li><a class="reference internal" href="#">What is Reticulum?</a><ul>
 <li><a class="reference internal" href="#current-status">Current Status</a></li>
+<li><a class="reference internal" href="#reference-implementation">Reference Implementation</a></li>
 <li><a class="reference internal" href="#what-does-reticulum-offer">What does Reticulum Offer?</a></li>
 <li><a class="reference internal" href="#where-can-reticulum-be-used">Where can Reticulum be Used?</a></li>
 <li><a class="reference internal" href="#interface-types-and-devices">Interface Types and Devices</a></li>
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