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+Folder-Description:
+===================
+* `briar-*`: Specifically for the Briar app (Phone/Desktop/Headless)
+* `bramble-*`: The protocol stack - not necessarily Briar-dependent
+
+---
+
+* `*-api`: public stuff that can be referenced from other packages and modules - mostly interfaces + a few utility classes
+* `*-core`: implementations of api that are portable across Android/Desktop/Headless
+* `*-java`: implementations of api that are specific to Desktop & Headless