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| author | Ross Nicoll <[email protected]> | 2014-08-23 23:57:34 +0100 |
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| committer | J Ross Nicoll <[email protected]> | 2015-10-31 14:49:41 +0000 |
| commit | 5e095da0f36866cec12e3bea5e6c452b28416686 (patch) | |
| tree | 1c3388a2127851e733d7146fa5f8886494eb20a1 /doc/release-notes/bitcoin/release-notes-0.8.1.md | |
| parent | Update qt forms. :tada: :dog2: (diff) | |
| download | discoin-5e095da0f36866cec12e3bea5e6c452b28416686.tar.xz discoin-5e095da0f36866cec12e3bea5e6c452b28416686.zip | |
Removed very old Bitcoin release notes as of minimal value in the context of Dogecoin.
Move remaining Bitcoin release notes into their own folder.
Move Bitcoin 0.9 release notes into Bitcoin release notes folder.
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diff --git a/doc/release-notes/bitcoin/release-notes-0.8.1.md b/doc/release-notes/bitcoin/release-notes-0.8.1.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..4fd546bee --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/release-notes/bitcoin/release-notes-0.8.1.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +Bitcoin-Qt/bitcoind version 0.8.1 is now available from: + http://sourceforge.net/projects/bitcoin/files/Bitcoin/bitcoin-0.8.1/ + +This is a maintenance release that adds a new network rule to avoid +a chain-forking incompatibility with versions 0.7.2 and earlier. + +Please report bugs using the issue tracker at github: + https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues + + +How to Upgrade +-------------- + +If you are running an older version, shut it down. Wait +until it has completely shut down (which might take a few minutes for older +versions), then run the installer (on Windows) or just copy over +/Applications/Bitcoin-Qt (on Mac) or bitcoind/bitcoin-qt (on Linux). + +If you are upgrading from version 0.7.2 or earlier, the first time you +run 0.8.1 your blockchain files will be re-indexed, which will take +anywhere from 30 minutes to several hours, depending on the speed of +your machine. |