Bitcoin-Qt
Bitcoin-Qt
http://bitcoin.org/
Bitcoin client and wallet
Bitcoin-Qt is a multiplatform bitcoin client and wallet. Bitcoin is a network and a currency establishing a PKI for electronic cash transactions which is distributed P2P. To quote the developers, "Bitcoin is a decentralized P2P electronic cash system without 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 the network to check for double-spending."
Documentation
* WeUseCoins.com- Bitcoin Wiki
- the bitcoin paper, a brief description in 9 pages, published 2009
- Bitcoin magazine
See QA page for how to create a test plan.
IRC general channel- irc://irc:irc.gnu.org/bitcoin
- IRC development channel
- irc://irc:irc.gnu.org/bitcoin-dev
Download
http://sourceforge.net/projects/bitcoin/files/latest/download?source=files
version 0.8.0
(developmental)
released on 19 February 2013
VCS Checkout
git clone git://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin.gitCategories
Licensing
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Notes
Copyright (c) 2009-2013 Bitcoin Developers
Leaders and contributors
| Contact(s) | Role |
|---|---|
| Satoshi Nakamoto | Developer |
| Gregory Maxwell | Developer |
| Gavin Andresen | Developer |
| Pieter Wuille | Developer |
| Nils Schneider | Developer |
| Jeff Garzik | Developer |
| Wladimir J. van der Laan | Developer |
Resources and communication
| Audience | Resource type | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Forum | http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/ | |
| Bug Tracking | https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues | |
| Press mailing list | Mailing List | bitcoin-press@lists.sourceforge.net |
| Developer Subscribe | http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/bitcoin-development | |
| General Subscribe | http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/bitcoin-list | |
| Test | Mailing List Subscribe | http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/bitcoin-test |
Software prerequisites
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