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@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ Bitcoin Core integration/staging tree https://bitcoincore.org +For an immediately usable, binary version of the Bitcoin Core software, see +https://bitcoincore.org/en/download/. + +Further information about Bitcoin Core is available in the [doc folder](/doc). + What is Bitcoin? ---------------- @@ -12,9 +17,7 @@ with no central authority: managing transactions and issuing money are carried out collectively by the network. Bitcoin Core is the name of open source software which enables the use of this currency. -For more information, as well as an immediately usable, binary version of -the Bitcoin Core software, see https://bitcoincore.org/en/download/, or read the -[original whitepaper](https://bitcoincore.org/bitcoin.pdf). +For more information read the original Bitcoin whitepaper. License ------- @@ -53,7 +56,7 @@ submit new unit tests for old code. Unit tests can be compiled and run and extending unit tests can be found in [/src/test/README.md](/src/test/README.md). There are also [regression and integration tests](/test), written -in Python, that are run automatically on the build server. +in Python. These tests can be run (if the [test dependencies](/test) are installed) with: `test/functional/test_runner.py` The CI (Continuous Integration) systems make sure that every pull request is built for Windows, Linux, and macOS, @@ -77,5 +80,3 @@ Translations are periodically pulled from Transifex and merged into the git repo **Important**: We do not accept translation changes as GitHub pull requests because the next pull from Transifex would automatically overwrite them again. - -Translators should also subscribe to the [mailing list](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/bitcoin-translators). |