X-Git-Url: https://git.novaco.in/?p=novacoin.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2FREADME;h=98291ade8d812ff45ec90db8b824de41649276a6;hp=e1dda7a80c48b41d3f0e3e79d0687e8bac3aae2c;hb=4d3613890446b786710afba0576834ce0a384630;hpb=68c2577c78cbef8e056e85f39ad79f30bf2c40c9 diff --git a/doc/README b/doc/README index e1dda7a..98291ad 100644 --- a/doc/README +++ b/doc/README @@ -1,5 +1,4 @@ -PPCoin 0.2.1 BETA - +Copyright (c) 2013-2020 NovaCoin 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. @@ -10,59 +9,8 @@ cryptographic software written by Eric Young (eay@cryptsoft.com). Intro ----- -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 +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 help further advance the field of crypto-currency. - -Setup ------ -Unpack the files into a directory and run: - 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. - - -Upgrade -------- -All you existing coins/transactions should be intact with the upgrade. -To upgrade from 0.2.0, first backup wallet -ppcoind backupwallet -Then shutdown ppcoind by -ppcoind stop -Start up the new ppcoind (0.2.1). - - -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: - https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Main_Page -for help and more information.