Draft: write a paper for the JOSS journal

https://github.com/openjournals/joss-reviews/issues/9577

Note

template from https://joss.readthedocs.io/en/latest/example_paper.html.

Tip

the PDF is generated automatically on the mirror: https://github.com/dragoon-rs/komodo/actions/workflows/draft-pdf.yml

TODO

• complete "Merkle Tree and Fiat-Shamir" paragraph done as part of #25 (closed) in 5b99b43f
• write "general data flow" section done as part of #25 (closed) in 78b13132
• write "statement of need" section done in !228 (merged)
• update "outdated" parts done as part of #25 (closed) in 51a68383 and 4bbe608e
• #24 (closed)
• #25 (closed)
• #26 (closed)
• #27 (closed)
• mention the multiple available versions of Komodo ? (namely 1.1.0, 1.0.2, 1.0.1, 1.0.0 and main)
• !228 (merged)

final submission

verify the following items

• the submission instructions
  • the submission requirements
  • the review criteria
• there is a paper.md file in the root of the project
• the template used is from here
• the correct GitHub action is used
• the required sections have been included

review changelog

• 0f92da72 update bib
• f56dc757 fix references in paper.md
• a3db0002 update bib
• f66b494f add JOSS intro (adapted) to the README
• ddf420e5 update bib
• 07b161c9 remove some sections (2561w -> 1596w)
• 2a5f9826 simplify (1596w -> 1533w)
• 74497b24 move figure comments together
• 5ae7bd35 remove "komodo" section (1533w -> 972w)
• a9448503 add back protocols and arkworks (972w -> 1029w)
• 9aed0943 homogenize use of "Komodo" and citations (1029w -> 1021w)
• 5b6e1843 remove duplicate formulations (1021w -> 999w)
• 4f7e2ad3 update README