A [[flancian]] uses [[Agora Protocol]] to try to define their [[intents]] publicly and cooperate with others optionally for the benefit of beings, but all aspects of Agora and Flancia are meant to be fully optional.
In [[an agora]], [[agora protocol]] is meant to enable people to exchange [[resources]] mapping to [[patterns]] in a (by default) free global [[commons]], which I also call the Agora for short.
This Agora is a [[knowledge commons]] but seeks to enable [[communities]] to bootstrap a physical [[commons]] to provision for their needs as well.
I started with [[google docs]] in 2019/2020 and then I tried moving to [[hedgedoc]] but actually I think I might just go back to the [[google doc]]. It’s just a rich experience, and several potential collaborators already use it (they left comments).
Update (2022): revamping now ocassionally while writing [[agora pkg chapter]], but it may be that the source of truth becomes [[agora paper]].
It is the opinion of this Agora that the use of [[agora protocol]] in a medium defines an Agora, in the sense that it designates the contexts in which the protocol is used as part of some Agora by default; and the medium as potentially interoperable with the [[Agora network]].
[[plain text]] plus as layer 0 (bootstrapping layer).
indented bulleted lists designate a useful [[heterarchy]].
[[wikilinks]] and #hashtags at layer 1, plus other link conventions and metadata extensions.
successive layers are explicitly discussed through [[agora rfcs]] and settled through a [[governance layer]] called an [[agora]] and defined by convention.
agora protocol payloads may be exchanged for knowledge for [[free]] in any designated [[agora]].
a [[protocol]] is a set of explicit conventions that can be followed for a purpose.
conventions can be optional or necessary and must be marked as such. The default commitment level for this protocol is [[optional]]. [[use must if you must]].