Merge branch 'clarify-purpose-of-state' into 'master'

clarify the purpose of the state file

See merge request !57

yeps/yep-103.md

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ status: accepted
 tags: standard
 post-history: 2020-04-14
               2020-07-02
+              2021-01-15
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 # Abstract
@@ -35,6 +36,10 @@ Defaults are specified in the daemon's [protocol](../107).
 When reasonable defaults are not possible, Daemons SHOULD return Error states over [RPC](../107) calls for calls which require state information.
 A missing file MUST NOT cause the daemon to fail to start up and accept client connections.
 
+Becuase yaq uses a simple text file to store state, it's not reccomended to treat the state file as an active datastore.
+Daemons SHOULD use the state file as a periodically-written backup.
+Active state information will typically be kept in-memory.
+In most cases, the content of a state file will only be read by the daemon at startup.
 
 ## File Location