X-Git-Url: https://git.novaco.in/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2FREADME_windows.txt;h=b1a7eee68948845dfed2923be11836bc67ddfd68;hb=cecf7a56ed5a5efd939b21c760c69da616306005;hp=cf8958b780f42e6cdd1cc01a136850a3821875aa;hpb=db4036a829f5e0adc55b6f320b51177e3b518c3e;p=novacoin.git diff --git a/doc/README_windows.txt b/doc/README_windows.txt index cf8958b..b1a7eee 100644 --- a/doc/README_windows.txt +++ b/doc/README_windows.txt @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ -Bitcoin 0.6.3 BETA +NovaCoin 0.4.4 BETA -Copyright (c) 2009-2012 Bitcoin Developers +Copyright (c) 2013 NovaCoin Developers +Copyright (c) 2011-2013 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 @@ -10,26 +11,8 @@ 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. +NovaCoin is a free open source project derived from Bitcoin, with +the goal of providing a long-term energy-efficient scrypt-based crypto-currency. +Built on the foundation of Bitcoin and PPCoin, innovations such as proof-of-stake and scrypt +help further advance the field of crypto-currency. - -Setup ------ -Unpack the files into a directory and run bitcoin-qt.exe. - -If you have Microsoft Security Essentials, you need to add bitcoin.exe to its -"Excluded processes" list. Microsoft Security Essentials->Settings tab, -select Excluded processes, press Add, select bitcoin.exe, OK, Save changes. - -The software automatically finds other nodes to connect to. You can -enable Universal Plug and Play using a menu entry or set your firewall -to forward port 8333 (TCP) to your computer so you can receive -incoming connections. Bitcoin works without incoming connections, -but allowing incoming connections helps the Bitcoin network. - -See the bitcoin wiki at: - https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Main_Page -for more help and information.