-Bitcoin 0.5.3 BETA\r
+NovaCoin 0.3.0 BETA\r
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-Copyright (c) 2009-2011 Bitcoin Developers\r
+Copyright (c) 2013 NovaCoin Developers\r
+Copyright (c) 2011-2013 PPCoin Developers\r
Distributed under the MIT/X11 software license, see the accompanying\r
file license.txt or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.\r
This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in\r
\r
Intro\r
-----\r
-Bitcoin is a free open source peer-to-peer electronic cash system that is\r
-completely decentralized, without the need for a central server or trusted\r
-parties. Users hold the crypto keys to their own money and transact directly\r
-with each other, with the help of a P2P network to check for double-spending.\r
+NovaCoin is a free open source project derived from PPCoin, with\r
+the goal of providing a long-term energy-efficient scrypt-based crypto-currency.\r
+Built on the foundation of Bitcoin, innovations such as proof-of-stake and scrypt\r
+help further advance the field of crypto-currency.\r
\r
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Setup\r
-----\r
-Unpack the files into a directory and run bitcoin-qt.exe.\r
-\r
-If you have Microsoft Security Essentials, you need to add bitcoin.exe to its\r
-"Excluded processes" list. Microsoft Security Essentials->Settings tab,\r
-select Excluded processes, press Add, select bitcoin.exe, OK, Save changes.\r
+After completing windows setup then run windows command line (cmd)\r
+ cd daemon\r
+ novacoind\r
+You would need to create a configuration file novacoin.conf in the default\r
+wallet directory. Grant access to novacoind.exe in anti-virus and firewall\r
+applications if necessary.\r
\r
The software automatically finds other nodes to connect to. You can\r
-enable Universal Plug and Play using a menu entry or set your firewall\r
-to forward port 8333 (TCP) to your computer so you can receive\r
-incoming connections. Bitcoin works without incoming connections,\r
-but allowing incoming connections helps the Bitcoin network.\r
+enable Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) with your router/firewall\r
+or forward port 9901 (TCP) to your computer so you can receive\r
+incoming connections. PPCoin works without incoming connections,\r
+but allowing incoming connections helps the PPCoin network.\r
+\r
+\r
+Upgrade\r
+-------\r
+All you existing coins/transactions should be intact with the upgrade.\r
+To upgrade from 0.2.x, first backup wallet\r
+novacoind backupwallet <destination_backup_file>\r
+Then shutdown ppcoind by\r
+novacoind stop\r
+Start up the new novacoind (0.3.0).\r
+\r
+\r
+------------------\r
+Bitcoin 0.6.3 BETA\r
+\r
+Copyright (c) 2009-2012 Bitcoin Developers\r
+Distributed under the MIT/X11 software license, see the accompanying\r
+file license.txt or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.\r
+This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in\r
+the OpenSSL Toolkit (http://www.openssl.org/). This product includes\r
+cryptographic software written by Eric Young (eay@cryptsoft.com).\r
+\r
+\r
+Intro\r
+-----\r
+Bitcoin is a free open source peer-to-peer electronic cash system that is\r
+completely decentralized, without the need for a central server or trusted\r
+parties. Users hold the crypto keys to their own money and transact directly\r
+with each other, with the help of a P2P network to check for double-spending.\r
+\r
\r
See the bitcoin wiki at:\r
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Main_Page\r