Add a page for Plasma paper annotations

[smartcontracts]

The original Plasma paper is relatively confusing. Lots of stuff mentioned in the original paper (map reduce?) isn't really developed in practice. It could be useful to include an annotated version of the paper so people know what's relevant and what isn't.

What should be in this PR:

• Notes on the original document, not an entirely new document.
• Point out anything confusing.
• Point out what's currently being worked on and what isn't.
• Give links to other explanations about topics in the paper if they exist.

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   Having already read the original white paper and actively researching Chronos (https://ethresear.ch/t/chronos-a-quirky-application-proposal-for-plasma/2928), I'd be more than excited to write an annotated version of Plasma. I'm familiar with the latest development status-quo (Plasma Cash, Debit et al).

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[PaulRBerg]

Hey @kfichter, so excited to work on this! Here's my strategy:

1. Select the most confusing parts. I have many notes on this, as I myself found confused by many ideas not clearly explained, such as the bitmap of UTXOs.

2. Provide a general overview on the general assumptions in the original white paper and then introduce, one by one, the most notable proposals (MVP, Cash, Debit) and how they slowly departed from the realm of computations via MapReduce.

3. Correct spellings and fix grammar (e.g. "All states within this child blockchain is enforced" at page 18 should contain are instead of is)

4. Add at least one new application example in chapter 10

Not entirely sure about the last point though. People have been doing interesting things (e.g. Loom's DAppChains), which I think are worth mentioning, but I want to check with you before starting writing.

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[PaulRBerg]

Hello there,

Will submit a PR the following days, I waited for a confirmation for the strategy above.

Thanks

[smartcontracts]

@PaulRBerg So I don't think it needs to be a rewrite of the original paper (so no need for grammar/spelling corrections). I'd actually prefer if it were more like notes in the borders of the original paper. We could then re-host the paper with highlights/places to hover and see notes+clarifications.

How does that sound?

[PaulRBerg]

Awesome, thanks! I'll start tomorrow. Didn't find the LaTeX source file for the white paper, but I guess it's easy to append the comments there afterwards.

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Awesome work @PaulRBerg, the bounty has been paid out!