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diff --git a/doc/README b/doc/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..3137d0adc7 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/README @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +Bitcoin 0.3.21 BETA + +Copyright (c) 2009-2011 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. + + +Setup +----- +Unpack the files into a directory and run: + bin/32/bitcoin (GUI, 32-bit) + bin/32/bitcoind (headless, 32-bit) + bin/64/bitcoin (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. |