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author nomnombtc2015-02-20 04:12:09 +0100
committer Willy Sudiarto Raharjo2015-02-20 04:12:09 +0100
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network/bitcoin: Updated for version 0.10.0.
Signed-off-by: Willy Sudiarto Raharjo <willysr@slackbuilds.org>
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@@ -6,7 +6,19 @@ 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.
+This Bitcoin client builds the backbone of the bitcoin network.
+It downloads, verifies and distributes the blockchain to other
+peers in the network. It uses lots of diskspace and bandwith.
+If you just want to send and receive Bitcoins you should look at
+a light client like Electrum.
+
+0.10.0 is a major version upgrade which makes use of headers-first
+synchronization and parallel block download, the block files and
+databases are not backwards-compatible with older versions of
+Bitcoin Core or other software.
+
+Please make sure you read the Release notes first before upgrading:
+https://bitcoin.org/en/release/v0.10.0
+
qrencode is an optional but strongly recommended dependency.
UPNP is disabled, it requires the optional dependency miniupnpc.
-
-Package provides both, bitcoin-qt (GUI) and bitcoind (CLI).