diff --git a/Home.md b/Home.md index dbf6315..8bccff0 100644 --- a/Home.md +++ b/Home.md @@ -1,12 +1,12 @@ # Welcome to Allmydata "Tahoe" The [Allmydata](http://allmydata.com) "Tahoe" project is a distributed, -fault-tolerant storage mesh, available under a free-software license. +fault-tolerant storage grid, available under a free-software license. -You can store files of any length in the mesh and retrieve them with a +You can store files of any length in the grid and retrieve them with a cryptographically generated URI that securely identifies and decrypts that file. You can also organize files with filenames and directories, in the -familiar style. The basic idea is that the data in this storage mesh is +familiar style. The basic idea is that the data in this storage grid is spread over all participating nodes, using an algorithm that can recover the data even if a majority of the nodes are no longer available. @@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ Please see the following files for more information: * [the release notes](http://allmydata.org/trac/tahoe/browser/relnotes.txt), announcing the first public release on April 30, 2007 and giving a general overview of why the Tahoe project exists - * [the README file](http://allmydata.org/trac/tahoe/browser/README), telling how to acquire and install the code, how to run a node than can upload and download files, how to connect to the public test mesh operated by [Allmydata, Inc.](http://allmydata.com), and how to set up your own private mesh. + * [the README file](http://allmydata.org/trac/tahoe/browser/README), telling how to acquire and install the code, how to run a node than can upload and download files, how to connect to the public test grid operated by [Allmydata, Inc.](http://allmydata.com), and how to set up your own private grid. - * [architecture.txt](http://allmydata.org/trac/tahoe/browser/docs/architecture.txt), explaining the design decisions that have given the mesh its current shape + * [architecture.txt](http://allmydata.org/trac/tahoe/browser/docs/architecture.txt), explaining the design decisions that have given the grid its current shape * [roadmap.txt](http://allmydata.org/trac/tahoe/browser/roadmap.txt), showing how the functionality has been incrementally improved so far, and what improvements we plan to make next