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 [**Forum**] (http://forum.tendermint.com) **|**
 [**IRC**] (http://webchat.freenode.net/?randomnick=1&channels=%23tendermint)
 
+**NOTICE** A ton of the non-consensus logic is being refactored in prepration for the testnet which will be available around the end of this year 2014.  Some people have asked me about licensing -- in the minimum all source code will be available via a copyleft license such as GPLv3 or the AGPL.  MIT and other very liberal licenses are being considered, but I'm a kopimist at heart, so until then, forget the copyright system.  For my true peers, my publishing this code is good enough.
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 Tendermint in Golang
 
 Tendermint is a completely decentralized byzantine consensus protocol suitable for use in cryptocurrencies.