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Handshake is a decentralized protocol and loose consensus on its software.</p> </div></div></section> <section class="default community"><div class="section-wrapper"><div> <h2>COMMUNITY</h2> <p>Forking and maintaining separate distributions is encouraged. There is no official repo or website long-term.</p> <ul> <li> <strong>GitHub </strong><a href="https://github.com/handshake-org/">github.com/handshake-org</a></li> <li> <strong>IRC </strong><a href="https://web.libera.chat/#handshake">web.libera.chat/#handshake</a> (or use the Matrix bridge <a href="https://matrix.to/#/#handshake:libera.chat">here</a>)</li> <li> <strong>Reddit </strong><a href="https://reddit.com/r/handshake">reddit.com/r/handshake</a></li> <li> <strong>Telegram </strong><a href="https://t.me/handshake_hns">t.me/handshake_hns</a></li> <li> <strong>Discord </strong><a href="/discord">handshake.org/discord</a></li> </ul> </div></div></section> <section class="light community"><div class="section-wrapper"><div> <h2>GRANTS AND SPONSORS</h2> <p>Please see the <a href="/grant-sponsors">Grants and Sponsors page</a> for details.</p> </div></div></section> <section class="default community"><div class="section-wrapper"><div> <h2>DISCLAIMER</h2> <p>There is no singular official Handshake Project website, spokesperson, or repo. 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