aboutsummaryrefslogtreecommitdiff
path: root/spec/STYLE.md
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
authorIan Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk>2023-11-07 17:02:13 +0000
committerIan Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk>2023-11-07 17:02:13 +0000
commit2a72214abedb0a81fa199b6a641f54af4728c83e (patch)
tree4fdce01682dede32ca0ceaef3750b469b9a516f6 /spec/STYLE.md
parent897072238d84a8609b07905548dd7ff1602f568d (diff)
downloadtorspec-2a72214abedb0a81fa199b6a641f54af4728c83e.tar.gz
torspec-2a72214abedb0a81fa199b6a641f54af4728c83e.zip
STYLE: Add a section about the intended audience
Diffstat (limited to 'spec/STYLE.md')
-rw-r--r--spec/STYLE.md22
1 files changed, 22 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/spec/STYLE.md b/spec/STYLE.md
index d14f7f1..9fe4584 100644
--- a/spec/STYLE.md
+++ b/spec/STYLE.md
@@ -1,5 +1,27 @@
# Tor specifications: style and usage notes
+## Audience
+
+The primary intended audiences are:
+
+ * Programmers:
+ implementors of the Tor Protocols.
+ This includes both maintainers of existing implementations,
+ and people writing new implementations.
+
+ * Researchers:
+ people analysing the security of the Tor Protocols,
+ including both academic research and
+ practical security investigation.
+
+ * Expert users who wish to fully understand
+ the operation of their Tor software.
+ This includes users of clients and relays.
+
+ * Directory authority operators,
+ and others with a critical technical role
+ in the integrity of the Tor network.
+
## Scope and intentions