Re: [Taler] (docs) taler-in-a-nutshell.txt

[Oussema Settala]

Sorry for the bummer guys, but is it possible to remove my email address from this thread?

Thanks a lot.

On Sat, Feb 20, 2021 at 05:33, Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org> wrote:
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> () Sebastian Javier Marchano <sebasjm@gmail.com>
> () Fri, 12 Feb 2021 00:30:14 -0300
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> Thanks for the feedback.
>   [...] from another newbie I can say that I find this overview
>   really interesting. What I think it may confuse is in step 5
>   where it says "These coins are not anonymous", since coins do
>   not change its condition but is the merchant who reveals its
>   identity in the operation.
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> Good point.  I have changed step 5 to read "These coins are
> still anonymous, although the transaction itself is not
> anonymous."  WDYT?
>   I was thinking how to put it in simple words and maybe what's
>   missing is the concept of the contract.
>   Maybe:
>   In step 3.5 merchant creates a contract with the terms,
>   currency and amount.  In step 4, either the merchant or the
>   consumer are able to send the (contract + coins) to the
>   exchange. In return it gives a receipt.  In step 5, the
>   consumer can call the exchange to get the coins left over
>   from the payment.
>   I'm not entirely sure so my comments may need a review if
>   that's how the protocol works.
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> IIUC (but note that i'm no expert, either!), your description is
> accurate.  However, to keep things simple, i've decided to not
> include it in this particular document.
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> Please find attached here revision 1.8: