[Webfunds-commits] html/guide ricardian.html

Sun, 4 Mar 2001 08:11:26 -0400 (AST)

iang        01/03/04 08:11:26

  Modified:    guide    ricardian.html
  Log:
  some extra notes

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--- ricardian.html	2001/03/02 21:16:25	1.3
+++ ricardian.html	2001/03/04 12:11:26	1.4
@@ -232,10 +232,12 @@
 assets, has not arisen until lately.
 </p>
 
-<h3><a name="alternates">Voucher Trading</a></h3>
+<h3><a name="vouchers">Voucher Trading</a></h3>
 
+<h4><a name="vouchers_links">Links</a></h4>
+
 <p>
-One recent development is the
+One alternate development is the
 <a href="http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-trade-voucher-lang-00.txt">
 Voucher definition</a>
 published by 
@@ -290,22 +292,30 @@
 </pre>
 
 <p>
-(Ricardo pretty much meets the requirements above.)
+The notion seems to have been introduced as far back as
+this 1998 Usenix paper,
+<a href="http://www.usenix.org/publications/library/proceedings/ec98/fujimura.html">"General-purpose Digital Ticket Framework"</a>.
 </p>
 
+<h4><a name="vouchers_comments">Commentary</a></h4>
 <p>
+Their higher level requirements document for a voucher
+trading system is pretty much met by Ricardo already.
 As far as voucher trading goes, the requirements need not be as stringent
 as for money or asset systems, but the effective nature of the
 system is equivalent.  Indeed, the Voucher ID mentions stocks and bonds
 at one place, so maybe the system is headed there.
 </p>
 
+<h4><a name="vouchers_comparison">Comparison</a></h4>
+
 <p>
 In terms of the contrast between Ricardian Contracts
-and Fujimura/Terada Vouchers,
+and Fujimura/Terada Vouchers
+(what this page is more properly about),
 there appear to be these :
-
 </p>
+
 <p></p>
 
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