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 What is GNUnet?
 ===============
 
 What is GNUnet?
 ===============
 

-GNUnet is peer-to-peer framework focusing on security.  The first and
-primary application for GNUnet is anonymous file-sharing.  GNUnet is
-currently developed by a worldwide group of independent free software
-developers.  GNUnet is a GNU package (http://www.gnu.org/).
+GNUnet is peer-to-peer framework providing a network abstractions and
+applications focusing on security and privacy.  So far, we have
+created applications for anonymous file-sharing, decentralized naming
+and identity management, decentralized and confidential telephony and
+tunneling IP traffic over GNUnet.  GNUnet is currently developed by a
+worldwide group of independent free software developers.  GNUnet is a
+GNU package (http://www.gnu.org/).

 
 This is an ALPHA release.  There are known and significant bugs as
 well as many missing features in this release.
 
 This is an ALPHA release.  There are known and significant bugs as
 well as many missing features in this release.


@@ -28,7 +31,7 @@ packages.  Hence please make sure to use  the versions listed below.
 
 These are the direct dependencies for running GNUnet:
 
 
 These are the direct dependencies for running GNUnet:
 

-- libmicrohttpd >= 0.9.40
+- libmicrohttpd >= 0.9.42

 - libgcrypt     >= 1.6
 - libgnurl      >= 7.35.0 (available from https://gnunet.org/gnurl)
 - libunistring  >= 0.9.2
 - libgcrypt     >= 1.6
 - libgnurl      >= 7.35.0 (available from https://gnunet.org/gnurl)
 - libunistring  >= 0.9.2


@@ -39,7 +42,7 @@ These are the direct dependencies for running GNUnet:
 - libltdl       >= 2.2 (part of GNU libtool)
 - sqlite        >= 3.8 (default database, required)
 - mysql         >= 5.1 (alternative to sqlite)
 - libltdl       >= 2.2 (part of GNU libtool)
 - sqlite        >= 3.8 (default database, required)
 - mysql         >= 5.1 (alternative to sqlite)

-- postgres      >= 8.3 (alternative to sqlite)
+- postgres      >= 9.5 (alternative to sqlite)

 - libopus       >= 1.0.1 (optional for experimental conversation tool)
 - libpulse      >= 2.0 (optional for experimental conversation tool)
 - libogg        >= 1.3.0 (optional for experimental conversation tool)
 - libopus       >= 1.0.1 (optional for experimental conversation tool)
 - libpulse      >= 2.0 (optional for experimental conversation tool)
 - libogg        >= 1.3.0 (optional for experimental conversation tool)


@@ -80,7 +83,7 @@ actual GNUnet compilation and installation process with:
 
 $ export GNUNET_PREFIX=/usr/local/lib # or other directory of your choice
 # addgroup gnunetdns
 
 $ export GNUNET_PREFIX=/usr/local/lib # or other directory of your choice
 # addgroup gnunetdns

-# adduser gnunet gnunet
+# adduser --system --home "/var/lib/gnunet" --group gnunet --shell /bin/sh

 # ./configure --prefix=$GNUNET_PREFIX/.. --with-extractor=$LE_PREFIX
 $ make
 # make install
 # ./configure --prefix=$GNUNET_PREFIX/.. --with-extractor=$LE_PREFIX
 $ make
 # make install