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author | Norbert Preining <norbert@preining.info> | 2019-09-02 13:46:59 +0900 |
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committer | Norbert Preining <norbert@preining.info> | 2019-09-02 13:46:59 +0900 |
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diff --git a/fonts/pigpen/README b/fonts/pigpen/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..c7a466c045 --- /dev/null +++ b/fonts/pigpen/README @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +The Pigpen Cipher is a simple substitution cipher originally used by Freemasons. +It is also known as masonic cipher, and was in fairly wide use in the 18th +century, for writing personal notes as well as complete books. It does not +provide any meaningful protection against cryptanalysis, though. Today +it is still used by schoolchildren. + +The pigpen cipher package provides the font and the necessary wrappers +(style file, etc.) in order to write Pigpen ciphers. + +Oliver Corff, December 2008 |