README.md - NFD - Gitiles

 NFD - Named Data Networking Forwarding Daemon
 =============================================

 For complete documentation, including step-by-step installation instructions and
 tutorials, please visit the [NFD homepage](http://named-data.net/doc/NFD/).

 ## Overview

 NFD is a network forwarder that implements and evolves together with the Named Data
 Networking (NDN) [protocol](http://named-data.net/doc/ndn-tlv/).  After the initial
 release, NFD will become a core component of the
 [NDN Platform](http://named-data.net/codebase/platform/) and will follow the same release
 cycle.

 NFD is an open and free software package licensed under GPL 3.0 license and is the
 centerpiece of our committement to making NDN's core technology open and free to all
 Internet users and developers.  For more information about the licensing details and
 limitation, refer to
 [`COPYING.md`](https://github.com/named-data/NFD/blob/master/COPYING.md).

 NFD is developed by a community effort.  Although the first release was mostly done by the
 members of [NSF-sponsored NDN project team](http://named-data.net/project/participants/),
 it already contains significant contributions from people outside the project team (for
 more details, refer to
 [`AUTHORS.md`](https://github.com/named-data/NFD/blob/master/AUTHORS.md)).  We strongly
 encourage participation from all interested parties, since broader community support is
 key for NDN to succeed as a new Internet architecture.  Bug reports and feedback are
 highly appreciated and can be made through
 [Redmine site](http://redmine.named-data.net/projects/nfd) and the
 [ndn-interest mailing list](http://www.lists.cs.ucla.edu/mailman/listinfo/ndn-interest).

 The main design goal of NFD is to support diverse experimentation of NDN technology.  The
 design emphasizes *modularity* and *extensibility* to allow easy experiments with new
 protocol features, algorithms, new applications.  We have not fully optimized the code for
 performance.  The intention is that performance optimizations are one type of experiments
 that developers can conduct by trying out different data structures and different
 algorithms; over time, better implementations may emerge within the same design framework.

 NFD will keep evolving in three aspects: improvement of the modularity framework, keeping
 up with the NDN protocol spec, and addition of other new features. We hope to keep the
 modular framework stable and lean, allowing researchers to implement and experiment with
 various features, some of which may eventually work into the protocol spec.
	NFD - Named Data Networking Forwarding Daemon
	=============================================

	For complete documentation, including step-by-step installation instructions and
	tutorials, please visit the [NFD homepage](http://named-data.net/doc/NFD/).

	## Overview

	NFD is a network forwarder that implements and evolves together with the Named Data
	Networking (NDN) [protocol](http://named-data.net/doc/ndn-tlv/). After the initial
	release, NFD will become a core component of the
	[NDN Platform](http://named-data.net/codebase/platform/) and will follow the same release
	cycle.

	NFD is an open and free software package licensed under GPL 3.0 license and is the
	centerpiece of our committement to making NDN's core technology open and free to all
	Internet users and developers. For more information about the licensing details and
	limitation, refer to
	[`COPYING.md`](https://github.com/named-data/NFD/blob/master/COPYING.md).

	NFD is developed by a community effort. Although the first release was mostly done by the
	members of [NSF-sponsored NDN project team](http://named-data.net/project/participants/),
	it already contains significant contributions from people outside the project team (for
	more details, refer to
	[`AUTHORS.md`](https://github.com/named-data/NFD/blob/master/AUTHORS.md)). We strongly
	encourage participation from all interested parties, since broader community support is
	key for NDN to succeed as a new Internet architecture. Bug reports and feedback are
	highly appreciated and can be made through
	[Redmine site](http://redmine.named-data.net/projects/nfd) and the
	[ndn-interest mailing list](http://www.lists.cs.ucla.edu/mailman/listinfo/ndn-interest).

	The main design goal of NFD is to support diverse experimentation of NDN technology. The
	design emphasizes modularity and extensibility to allow easy experiments with new
	protocol features, algorithms, new applications. We have not fully optimized the code for
	performance. The intention is that performance optimizations are one type of experiments
	that developers can conduct by trying out different data structures and different
	algorithms; over time, better implementations may emerge within the same design framework.

	NFD will keep evolving in three aspects: improvement of the modularity framework, keeping
	up with the NDN protocol spec, and addition of other new features. We hope to keep the
	modular framework stable and lean, allowing researchers to implement and experiment with
	various features, some of which may eventually work into the protocol spec.