From 0639836db60efdea5a639d892611b8bc6c82058a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Con Kolivas Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:12:19 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] Document the --donation feature. --- README | 19 ++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README b/README index 632555b2..c8adb5e0 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -2,6 +2,13 @@ This is a multi-threaded multi-pool CPU and GPU miner with ATI GPU monitoring, (over)clocking and fanspeed support for bitcoin and derivative coins. +This code is provided entirely free of charge by the programmer in his spare +time so donations would be greatly appreciated. Please consider using the +--donation feature or donate directly to the address below. + +Con Kolivas +15qSxP1SQcUX3o4nhkfdbgyoWEFMomJ4rZ + DOWNLOADS: http://ck.kolivas.org/apps/cgminer @@ -117,6 +124,7 @@ Options for both config file and command line: --debug|-D Enable debug output --device|-d Select device to use, (Use repeat -d for multiple devices, default: all) --disable-gpu|-G Disable GPU mining even if suitable devices exist +--donation Set donation percentage to cgminer author (0.0 - 99.9) (default: 0.0) --enable-cpu|-C Enable CPU mining with GPU mining (default: no CPU mining if suitable GPUs exist) --failover-only Don't leak work to backup pools when primary pool is lagging --gpu-threads|-g Number of threads per GPU (1 - 10) (default: 2) @@ -515,13 +523,22 @@ than whatever it is being packaged with. If you installed cgminer yourself, then you do not have a virus on your computer. Complain to your antivirus software company. +Q: How does the donation feature work and how does it affect my shares? +A: The donation feature is disabled by default and only does anything once +enabled. It queries the author's website for login credentials and contributes +up to a proportion of work to the author's account. While the overall +accepted/rejected rates will include this work, none of these will appear in +your own accounts. On exiting, the summary will tell you how many shares were +contributed to the author. + Q: GUI version? A: No. --- This code is provided entirely free of charge by the programmer in his spare -time so donations would be greatly appreciated. +time so donations would be greatly appreciated. Please consider using the +--donation feature or donate directly to the address below. Con Kolivas 15qSxP1SQcUX3o4nhkfdbgyoWEFMomJ4rZ