The Lightweight & Efficient Application Protocols (LEAP) Manifesto

About The LEAP Manifesto

The LEAP Manifesto is organized as a series of largely independent articles. Each of these articles stands on its own, and can be read and understood independently of the others. Together, these articles provide a complete picture of the Mobile Messaging industry and the role of the LEAP protocols. Since each article is intended to be self-contained, some material is duplicated in more than one article.

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The LEAP Manifesto consists of the following articles:

• Executive Summary. An overview summary of the entire LEAP Manifesto. The Executive Summary provides a brief description of all the major elements of the manifesto.
  First Published: 2000/8/4 Last Updated: 2000/12/5
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• Part I: The LEAP Protocols
  • Overview of the LEAP Protocols. A general overview description of the LEAP protocols.
    First Published: August 4, 2000
    Last Updated: August 8, 2000
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  • The LEAP Protocol Development Model. A description of the processes used to develop the LEAP protocols, and how and why these differ from conventional development processes. This article also includes a criticism of the IETF protocol development processes.
    First Published: August 4, 2000
    Last Updated: June 16, 2000
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  • Free Protocols Foundation Policies and Procedures A description of the Free Protocols Foundations processses to ensure the development and maintenance of patent-free protocols.
    First Published: March 29, 2000
    Last Updated: June 26, 2000
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  • ESRO: A Foundation for the Development of Efficient Protocols. A technical description of ESRO, the transport mechanism component of LEAP.
    First Published: August 4, 2000
    Last Updated: August 9, 2000
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  • EMSD: The LEAP E-Mail Component. A technical description of EMSD, the e-mail component of LEAP.
    First Published: August 4, 2000
    Last Updated: July 14, 2000
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  • Efficiency of EMSD. A technical paper analyzing the efficiency characteristics of EMSD and comparing its efficiency to other e-mail protocols.
    First Published: October 23, 1996
    Last Updated: August 16, 2000
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  • A Brief History of LEAP. A summary of the major events in the evolution of the LEAP protocols.
    First Published: August 4, 2000
    Last Updated: September 20, 2000
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  • The Future of LEAP. A description of the planned future development of LEAP, including descriptions of several LEAP-based products and services which are currently under development.
    First Published: August 4, 2000
    Last Updated: June 14, 2000
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• Part II: LEAPing Over Closed Solutions
  • The WAP Trap. A detailed criticism of a set of specifications called the Wireless Application Protocol, or WAP. This article demonstrates that WAP is entirely unfit to play the role of a Mobile Messaging industry standard.
    First Published: April 3, 2000
    Last Updated: May 26, 2000
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  • LEAP: One Alternative to WAP. A point-by-point comparison of the LEAP protocols to the WAP specifications. This article demonstrates that LEAP has all the desirable characteristics of an industry standard protocol that WAP lacks.
    First Published: August 4, 2000
    Last Updated: December 6, 2000
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  • WAP Scraps. A discussion of what can be salvaged from what remains of WAP.
    First Published: August 28, 2001
    Last Updated: August 28, 2001
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  • Operation Whiteberry. A description of how equivalent functionality to the closed BlackBerry mobile messaging solution can be implemented based on a completely open model, using existing open-source software implementations of LEAP, and existing off-the-shelf hardware components.
    First Published: February 27, 2001
    Last Updated: November 3, 2002
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• Part III: Making LEAP Widespread
  • Strategy for Making LEAP Widespread. A description of our strategy for encouraging widespread usage of the LEAP protocols, including the distribution of open-source software implementations of the protocols, and the availability of free subscriber services.
    First Published: August 4, 2000
    Last Updated: August 8, 2000
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  • EMSD on Windows CE. A technical paper describing the architecture and implementation of EMSD on Windows CE devices.
    First Published: March 3, 1997
    Last Updated: August 16, 2000
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  • LEAP on Palm OS. A technical paper describing the architecture and implementation of LEAP on Palm OS devices.
    First Published: September 27, 2001
    Last Updated: September 27, 2001
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  • LEAP in JAVA. A technical paper describing the architecture and implementation of LEAP in JAVA.
    First Published: February 4, 2003
    Last Updated: February 4, 2003
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    LEAP on Linux Based PDAs. A technical paper describing the architecture and implementation of LEAP on Linux Based PDAs.
    First Published: September 27, 2001
    Last Updated: September 27, 2001
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  • Trying out LEAP. A step-by-step, hands-on demonstration of how the LEAP protocols can be used to turn any Windows CE device into a fully functional Mobile Messaging device.
    First Published: June 12, 1998
    Last Updated: June 12, 2000
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  • WhiteBerry and Bluetooth. A description of how WhiteBerry and Bluetooth can be used in combination to bring new and enhanced messaging capabilities to the mobile professional.
    First Published: July 27, 2001
    Last Updated: July 31, 2001
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  • Use of EMSD for Mail Notification. A description of how EMSD can be used to provide a general Mail Notification service.
    First Published: TBD
    Last Updated: TBD
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  • Lessons From History: Comparative Case Studies. An analysis of the factors which lead to the success or failure of protocols, including discussions of several historical case studies.
    First Published: August 4, 2000
    Last Updated: July 7, 2000
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• Part IV: The Mobile Messaging Industry
  • The Mobile Messaging Industry. An overview of the Mobile Messaging industry, and a description of the essential factors that are required for its long term success and growth.
    First Published: August 4, 2000
    Last Updated: August 10, 2000
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