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+Bitcoin-qt: Qt4 based GUI replacement for Bitcoin
+=================================================
+
+**Warning** **Warning** **Warning**
+
+Alpha version! I'm using this client myself on the production network, and I haven't noticed any glitches, but remember: always backup your wallet.
+Testing on the testnet is recommended.
+
+This has been implemented:
+
+- qmake / QtCreator project (.pro)
+
+- Compatibility with Linux (both GNOME and KDE), MacOSX and Windows
+
+- All functionality of the original client, including taskbar icon/menu
+
+- Splash screen
+
+- Tabbed interface
+
+- Overview page with current balance, unconfirmed balance, and such
+
+- Better transaction list with status icons, real-time filtering and a context menu
+
+- Asks for confirmation before sending coins, for your own safety
+
+- CSV export of transactions and address book (for Excel bookkeeping)
+ 
+- Shows alternative icon when connected to testnet, so you never accidentally send real coins during testing
+
+- Shows a progress bar on initial block download, so that you don't have to wonder how many blocks it needs to download to be up to date
+
+- Sendmany support, send to multiple recipients at the same time
+
+- Multiple unit support, can show subdivided bitcoins (uBTC, mBTC) for users that like large numbers
+
+- Support for English, German and Dutch languages
+
+- Address books and transaction table can be sorted by any column
+
+This has to be done:
+
+- Start at system start
+
+- Support more languages
+
+Build instructions 
+===================
+
+Debian
+-------
+
+First, make sure that the required packages for Qt4 development of your
+distribution are installed, for Debian and Ubuntu these are:
+
+::
+
+    apt-get install qt4-qmake libqt4-dev build-essential libboost-dev libboost-system-dev \
+        libboost-filesystem-dev libboost-program-options-dev libboost-thread-dev \
+        libssl-dev libdb4.8++-dev
+
+then execute the following:
+
+::
+
+    qmake
+    make
+
+Alternatively, install Qt Creator and open the `bitcoin-qt.pro` file.
+
+An executable named `bitcoin-qt` will be built.
+
+
+Windows
+--------
+
+Windows build instructions:
+
+- Download the `QT Windows SDK`_ and install it. You don't need the Symbian stuff, just the desktop Qt.
+
+- Download and extract the `dependencies archive`_  [#]_, or compile openssl, boost and dbcxx yourself.
+
+- Copy the contents of the folder "deps" to "X:\\QtSDK\\mingw", replace X:\\ with the location where you installed the Qt SDK. Make sure that the contents of "deps\\include" end up in the current "include" directory.
+
+- Open the .pro file in QT creator and build as normal (ctrl-B)
+
+.. _`QT Windows SDK`: http://qt.nokia.com/downloads/sdk-windows-cpp
+.. _`dependencies archive`: http://download.visucore.com/bitcoin/qtgui_deps_1.zip
+.. [#] PGP signature: http://download.visucore.com/bitcoin/qtgui_deps_1.zip.sig (signed with RSA key ID `610945D0`_)
+.. _`610945D0`: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x610945D0
+
+Berkely DB version warning
+==========================
+
+A warning for people using the *static binary* version of Bitcoin on a Linux/UNIX-ish system (tl;dr: **Berkely DB databases are not forward compatible**).
+
+The static binary version of Bitcoin is linked against libdb4.7 or libdb4.8 (see also `this Debian issue`_).
+
+Now the nasty thing is that databases from 5.X are not compatible with 4.X. 
+
+If the globally installed development package of Berkely DB installed on your system is 5.X, any source you
+build yourself will be linked against that. The first time you run with a 5.X version the database will be upgraded, 
+and 4.X cannot open the new format. This means that you cannot go back to the old statically linked version without
+significant hassle!
+
+.. _`this Debian issue`: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=621425