X-Git-Url: https://git.novaco.in/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2FREADME;h=38242bcfe2e0b472ae568293bd1aaa074b07bc08;hb=e8e9608500c3938bad0ef5ada339096ca5d023ef;hp=aa8996095954e4d857324c8bd802a4a80d068c7b;hpb=2c31cfc27128d470104a7ed221ea584b87cbcdd6;p=novacoin.git diff --git a/doc/README b/doc/README index aa89960..38242bc 100644 --- a/doc/README +++ b/doc/README @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ -Bitcoin 0.6.1rc1 BETA +PPCoin 0.1.0 BETA -Copyright (c) 2009-2012 Bitcoin Developers +Copyright (c) 2011-2012 PPCoin Developers Distributed under the MIT/X11 software license, see the accompanying file license.txt or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php. This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in @@ -10,22 +10,47 @@ cryptographic software written by Eric Young (eay@cryptsoft.com). Intro ----- -Bitcoin is a free open source peer-to-peer electronic cash system that is -completely decentralized, without the need for a central server or trusted -parties. Users hold the crypto keys to their own money and transact directly -with each other, with the help of a P2P network to check for double-spending. +PPCoin is a free open source project derived from Bitcoin, with +the goal of providing a long-term energy-efficient crypto-currency. +Built on the foundation of Bitcoin, innovations such as proof-of-stake +help further advance the field of crypto-currency. Setup ----- -You need the Qt4 run-time libraries to run bitcoin-qt. On Debian or Ubuntu: - sudo apt-get install libqtgui4 - Unpack the files into a directory and run: - bin/32/bitcoin-qt (GUI, 32-bit) - bin/32/bitcoind (headless, 32-bit) - bin/64/bitcoin-qt (GUI, 64-bit) - bin/64/bitcoind (headless, 64-bit) + bin/32/ppcoind (headless, 32-bit) + bin/64/ppcoind (headless, 64-bit) + +The software automatically finds other nodes to connect to. You can +enable Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) with your router/firewall +or forward port 9901 (TCP) to your computer so you can receive +incoming connections. PPCoin works without incoming connections, +but allowing incoming connections helps the PPCoin network. + + +See the documentation/wiki at the ppcoin website: + http://www.ppcoin.org/ +for help and more information. + + +------------------ +Bitcoin 0.6.3 BETA + +Copyright (c) 2009-2012 Bitcoin Developers +Distributed under the MIT/X11 software license, see the accompanying +file license.txt or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php. +This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in +the OpenSSL Toolkit (http://www.openssl.org/). This product includes +cryptographic software written by Eric Young (eay@cryptsoft.com). + + +Intro +----- +Bitcoin is a free open source peer-to-peer electronic cash system that is +completely decentralized, without the need for a central server or trusted +parties. Users hold the crypto keys to their own money and transact directly +with each other, with the help of a P2P network to check for double-spending. See the documentation at the bitcoin wiki: