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In the [[platform network]], agreements, commitments and obligations are based on contracts which are documents that peers can agree to by sending a signed [[privacy|secure]] email containing the contract text and a confirmation of comprehension and agreement to a number of other peers who then sign and return the message with a confirmation of having witnessed the signed agreement. Contractual agreements allow the creation of [[assurance]]s which can then act as axioms for functionality on higher levels of abstraction in a system.
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In the [[platform network]], agreements, commitments and obligations are based on contracts which are documents that peers can agree to by sending a signed [[privacy|secure]] email containing the contract text and a confirmation of comprehension and agreement to a number of other peers who then sign and return the message with a confirmation of having witnessed the signed agreement. Contractual agreements allow the creation of [[assurance]]s which can then act as axioms for functionality on higher levels of abstraction in the system.

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In the platform network, agreements, commitments and obligations are based on contracts which are documents that peers can agree to by sending a signed secure email containing the contract text and a confirmation of comprehension and agreement to a number of other peers who then sign and return the message with a confirmation of having witnessed the signed agreement. Contractual agreements allow the creation of assurances which can then act as axioms for functionality on higher levels of abstraction in the system.