From 2341e9b533fedf9bade5b55d676b2c0cf5ed8604 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: super3 Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 00:30:00 -0400 Subject: Docs Markdown Cleanup --- doc/README.md | 46 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 46 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/README.md (limited to 'doc/README.md') diff --git a/doc/README.md b/doc/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..cdd31057ad --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +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) \ No newline at end of file -- cgit v1.2.3