Read this introductory guide if you want to understand in a clear easy-to-understand way what a big deal MaidSafe's SAFE Network is.
http://www.safenetworkprimer.com/

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Contents
1. A statement of intent
2. A short history of decentralized networks
3. A fully autonomous data network
Two sides of the network – Vaults and Clients
4. The architecture of the SAFE Network
Sections – Consensus and quorum
5. Node Age and Proof of Resource
6. Everything’s encrypted
Proxy Node for Clients
Self-encryption of data
Multilayered encryption
7. Farming for Safecoin
Safecoin
8. Vault personas
The Client Manager
The Data Manager
9. Data types
MutableData
ImmutableData
10. The SAFE API
Authorization
CipherOpt and Crypto APIs
DOM API
11. Conclusion – the promise of the SAFE Network