From 8dc034d5b44e73aa8ca35369fdc4aa533a4034ea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Christian Grothoff <christian@grothoff.org>
Date: Fri, 19 May 2017 23:05:24 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] add paragraph summarizing key contributions

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 doc/paper/taler.tex | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/paper/taler.tex b/doc/paper/taler.tex
index aa68d8397..d439b50e0 100644
--- a/doc/paper/taler.tex
+++ b/doc/paper/taler.tex
@@ -258,6 +258,12 @@ transaction, the original coin, or each other.  Additionally, the
 refresh protocol ensures that the change is owned by the same entity
 which owned the original coin.
 
+% Summarize key contributions...
+This paper presents the main Taler concepts and fundamental protocols,
+provides correctness arguments, gives an introduction to our freely
+available reference implementation.  Initial experimental results show
+that the system performs well.  Finally, we also discuss limitations
+and practical considerations resulting from the design.
 
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