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Bitcoin 0.5.0 BETA
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Copyright (c) 2009-2011 Bitcoin Developers
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Distributed under the MIT/X11 software license, see the accompanying
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file license.txt or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
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This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in
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the OpenSSL Toolkit (http://www.openssl.org/). This product includes
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cryptographic software written by Eric Young (eay@cryptsoft.com).
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Intro
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Bitcoin is a free open source peer-to-peer electronic cash system that is
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completely decentralized, without the need for a central server or trusted
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parties. Users hold the crypto keys to their own money and transact directly
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with each other, with the help of a P2P network to check for double-spending.
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Setup
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Unpack the files into a directory and run bitcoin-qt.exe.
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If you have Microsoft Security Essentials, you need to add bitcoin.exe to its
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"Excluded processes" list. Microsoft Security Essentials->Settings tab,
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select Excluded processes, press Add, select bitcoin.exe, OK, Save changes.
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The software automatically finds other nodes to connect to. You can
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enable Universal Plug and Play using a menu entry or set your firewall
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to forward port 8333 (TCP) to your computer so you can receive
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incoming connections. Bitcoin works without incoming connections,
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but allowing incoming connections helps the Bitcoin network.
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See the bitcoin wiki at:
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https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Main_Page
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for more help and information.
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