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Update version numbers to 0.7.99
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1 Bitcoin 0.7.99 BETA
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3 Copyright (c) 2009-2012 Bitcoin Developers
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4 Distributed under the MIT/X11 software license, see the accompanying
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5 file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
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6 This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in
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7 the OpenSSL Toolkit (http://www.openssl.org/). This product includes
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8 cryptographic software written by Eric Young (eay@cryptsoft.com).
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11 Intro
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12 -----
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13 Bitcoin is a free open source peer-to-peer electronic cash system that is
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14 completely decentralized, without the need for a central server or trusted
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15 parties. Users hold the crypto keys to their own money and transact directly
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16 with each other, with the help of a P2P network to check for double-spending.
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19 Setup
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20 -----
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21 Unpack the files into a directory and run bitcoin-qt.exe.
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23 If you have Microsoft Security Essentials, you need to add bitcoin.exe to its
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24 "Excluded processes" list. Microsoft Security Essentials->Settings tab,
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25 select Excluded processes, press Add, select bitcoin.exe, OK, Save changes.
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27 The software automatically finds other nodes to connect to. You can
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28 enable Universal Plug and Play using a menu entry or set your firewall
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29 to forward port 8333 (TCP) to your computer so you can receive
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30 incoming connections. Bitcoin works without incoming connections,
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31 but allowing incoming connections helps the Bitcoin network.
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33 See the bitcoin wiki at:
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34 https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Main_Page
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35 for more help and information.