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Summary

This PR audits the README feature documentation against the current ErikrafT Drop™ repository and its pinned Android submodule, and separates upstream PairDrop/Snapdrop capabilities from ErikrafT Drop™-specific additions.

Changes

  • Replaced the inherited Other Changes list with an explicit ErikrafT Drop™ features/improvements section.
  • Added the project lineage: Snapdrop → PairDrop → ErikrafT Drop™.
  • Added a dedicated What makes ErikrafT Drop™ different from PairDrop? section and the corresponding Portuguese section.
  • Documented ERIKRAFT-QR as animated optical file/text transfer.
  • Explicitly documented the current QR FEC as XOR-based parity recovery, not Fountain/Luby Transform.
  • Separated the static/ecosystem QR scanner from Animated QR Transfer.
  • Clarified the distinction between offline optical transfer and normal network-based transfers.
  • Documented Discord, iOS Shortcut, extensions/CLI, Android integration, branding, and WebTorrent Beta as ecosystem-specific additions.
  • Added a conservative Snapdrop/PairDrop/ErikrafT Drop™ comparison table.
  • Added internationalization and upstream-attribution context.
  • Corrected the README lineage typo that said Fork of ErikrafT Drop™.

Audit notes

  • PairDrop's existing Differences to Snapdrop section is retained and explicitly scoped as upstream/history, rather than being reused as ErikrafT Drop™'s own differences.
  • PairDrop contributor credits are not reclassified as ErikrafT Drop™-specific contributors.
  • No license or attribution files were removed.

This PR is documentation-only; no code behavior was changed. The PR is intentionally not auto-merged.

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  • Documentation
    • Rewrote the technical specification to accurately describe current Web transfer behavior, including QR framing, XOR parity recovery, compression, integrity checks, offline use, and known limitations.
    • Clarified that Web and Android implementations use different protocols and are not presented as interoperable.
    • Updated the README with ErikrafT Drop branding, project lineage, feature comparisons, internationalization, attribution, and supported integrations.
    • Added documentation for animated QR transfers, offline optical transfer, and WebTorrent beta support.

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The PR rewrites the QR specification and updates the README. The documentation now reflects the current Web implementation, project-specific features, inherited functionality, internationalization, attribution, and license references.

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Documentation Update

Layer / File(s) Summary
QR specification alignment
ERIKRAFT-QR.md
The specification now documents pairwise XOR recovery, the EKQR frame schema, compression, integrity checks, camera handling, offline behavior, PWA support, and Android schema differences.
Project README alignment
README.md
The README updates project lineage, community links, ErikrafT Drop™ features, comparisons, internationalization, attribution, spacing, and license references.

Priority: ⬇️ Low — Defer this documentation-only update because it clarifies QR behavior and project differences without changing product functionality.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to d91ac

This documentation update improves QR-transfer and project-feature descriptions, but it currently overstates support for short QR transfers and breaks two license links. Users may encounter failed small transfers or lose access to license text; these documentation regressions should be corrected before merge.

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the main documentation change: clarifying how ErikrafT Drop™ differs from PairDrop. It also covers the README updates and remains relevant to the related ERIK…
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In `@ERIKRAFT-QR.md`:
- Around line 98-100: The transmitter’s parity generation assumes at least two
base chunks and can access baseChunks[1] for one-chunk payloads. In
ERIKRAFT-QR.md lines 98-100, update the parity-generation guidance to handle
numChunks less than 2, or explicitly document the limitation. In README.md lines
202-205, remove the broad transfer claim until one-base-chunk transfers are
supported and covered by regression tests.

In `@README.md`:
- Line 36: Add descriptive alt attributes to the linked Discord badge images in
the README, including the badges at both affected locations, using accessible
names such as “Minecraft Community Discord” and “ErikrafT Drop™ Community
Discord.”
- Around line 332-333: Update the NoSleep and heic2any entries in the
dependency/license list to make their MIT license references valid Markdown
links pointing to the corresponding license files, while preserving the existing
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Comment thread ERIKRAFT-QR.md
Comment on lines +98 to +100
The current Web transmitter splits the payload into base chunks and then creates additional parity frames.

3. **Recovery Process:**
- When a receiver misses base chunk $B_y$ but captures $B_x$ and parity $P_k$, $B_y$ is immediately recovered:
$$B_y[b] = B_x[b] \oplus P_k[b]$$
- Iterative XOR cascade decoding is applied upon receiving every new parity frame.
For each parity frame:

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Align both documents with one-base-chunk behavior. The current transmitter can access baseChunks[1] when a payload produces one base chunk, so short text and small files can fail before frame generation.

  • ERIKRAFT-QR.md#L98-L100: fix parity generation for numChunks < 2, or document the limitation.
  • README.md#L202-L205: remove the broad transfer claim until one-base-chunk transfers work and have regression coverage.
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  • ERIKRAFT-QR.md#L98-L100 (this comment)
  • README.md#L202-L205
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In `@ERIKRAFT-QR.md` around lines 98 - 100, The transmitter’s parity generation
assumes at least two base chunks and can access baseChunks[1] for one-chunk
payloads. In ERIKRAFT-QR.md lines 98-100, update the parity-generation guidance
to handle numChunks less than 2, or explicitly document the limitation. In
README.md lines 202-205, remove the broad transfer claim until one-base-chunk
transfers are supported and covered by regression tests.

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Comment thread README.md
<a href="https://discord.gg/8ErMwRy4aj"><img src="https://img.shields.io/discord/1121464803941171270?label=discord&style=flat-square&color=5a66f6"></a>
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Minecraft Community<br>
<a href="https://discord.gg/8ErMwRy4aj"><img src="https://img.shields.io/discord/1121464803941171270?label=discord&style=flat-square&color=5a66f6"></a>

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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Add accessible names to the Discord badge links.

Each linked <img> lacks alt text. Screen readers cannot identify these community links. Add descriptive alt values, such as Minecraft Community Discord and ErikrafT Drop™ Community Discord.

Also applies to: 43-43

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[warning] 36-36: Images should have alternate text (alt text)

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In `@README.md` at line 36, Add descriptive alt attributes to the linked Discord
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Community Discord.”

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Comment thread README.md
Comment on lines +332 to +333
* [NoSleep](https://github.com/richtr/NoSleep.js) display sleep, add wake lock ([MIT licenses/MIT-NoSleep])
* [heic2any](https://github.com/alexcorvi/heic2any) HEIC/HEIF to PNG/GIF/JPEG ([MIT licenses/MIT-heic2any])

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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Restore the license links.

([MIT licenses/MIT-NoSleep]) and ([MIT licenses/MIT-heic2any]) contain no link destinations, so they render as plain text. Use valid Markdown links to the corresponding license files.

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the dependency/license list to make their MIT license references valid Markdown
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