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+Bitcoin 0.8.2 BETA
+====================
+
+Copyright (c) 2009-2013 Bitcoin Developers
+
+Distributed under the MIT/X11 software license, see the accompanying
+file COPYING 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](mailto:eay@cryptsoft.com)), and UPnP software written by Thomas Bernard.
+
+
+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.
+
+
+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)
+
+See the documentation at the [Bitcoin Wiki](https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Main_Page)
+for help and more information.
+
+
+Other Pages
+---------------------
+- [Unix Build Notes](build-unix.md)
+- [OSX Build Notes](build-osx.md)
+- [Windows Build Notes](build-msw.md)
+- [Coding Guidelines](coding.md)
+- [Release Process](release-process.md)
+- [Release Notes](release-notes.md)
+- [Multiwallet Qt Development](multiwallet-qt.md)
+- [Unit Tests](unit-tests.md)
+- [Translation Process](translation_process.md)
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