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spec: typos & other fixes

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Zach Ramsay
2018-01-25 02:11:07 +00:00
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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ It defines the base data structures, how they are validated,
and how they are communicated over the network.
XXX: this spec is a work in progress and not yet complete - see github
[isses](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues) and
[issues](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues) and
[pull requests](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/pulls)
for more details.
@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@ please submit them to our [bug bounty](https://tendermint.com/security)!
### P2P and Network Protocols
- [The Base P2P Layer](p2p/README.md): multiplex the protocols ("reactors") on authenticated and encrypted TCP conns
- [Peer Exchange (PEX)](pex/README.md): gossip known peer addresses so peers can find eachother
TODO: update links
- [The Base P2P Layer](p2p/README.md): multiplex the protocols ("reactors") on authenticated and encrypted TCP connections
- [Peer Exchange (PEX)](pex/README.md): gossip known peer addresses so peers can find each other
- [Block Sync](block_sync/README.md): gossip blocks so peers can catch up quickly
- [Consensus](consensus/README.md): gossip votes and block parts so new blocks can be committed
- [Mempool](mempool/README.md): gossip transactions so they get included in blocks
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ please submit them to our [bug bounty](https://tendermint.com/security)!
Tendermint provides Byzantine Fault Tolerant State Machine Replication using
hash-linked batches of transactions. Such transaction batches are called "blocks".
Hence Tendermint defines a "blockchain".
Hence, Tendermint defines a "blockchain".
Each block in Tendermint has a unique index - its Height.
A block at `Height == H` can only be committed *after* the
@@ -48,7 +50,7 @@ Each block is committed by a known set of weighted Validators.
Membership and weighting within this set may change over time.
Tendermint guarantees the safety and liveness of the blockchain
so long as less than 1/3 of the total weight of the Validator set
is malicious.
is malicious or faulty.
A commit in Tendermint is a set of signed messages from more than 2/3 of
the total weight of the current Validator set. Validators take turns proposing