diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ Here are some handy links for development practices aligned with Bitcoin ABC: - [Statement of Bitcoin ABC Values and Visions](https://www.yours.org/content/bitcoin-abc---our-values-and-vision-a282afaade7c) +- How to Do Code Reviews Like a Human [Part 1](https://mtlynch.io/human-code-reviews-1/) [Part 2](https://mtlynch.io/human-code-reviews-2/) - [Large Diffs Are Hurting Your Ability To Ship](https://medium.com/@kurtisnusbaum/large-diffs-are-hurting-your-ability-to-ship-e0b2b41e8acf) - [Stacked Diffs: Keeping Phabricator Diffs Small](https://medium.com/@kurtisnusbaum/stacked-diffs-keeping-phabricator-diffs-small-d9964f4dcfa6) - [Parallel Implementations](https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/128325/Opinion_Parallel_Implementations.php) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,30 +1,38 @@ -Bitcoin ABC +(Bitcoin ABC)[https://bitcoinabc.org] =========== -https://bitcoinabc.org +The goal of Bitcoin ABC is to create sound money that is usable by everyone in +the world. We believe this is a civilization-changing technology which will +dramatically increase human flourishing, freedom, and prosperity. The project +aims to achieve this goal by implementing a series of optimizations and +protocol upgrades that will enable peer-to-peer digital cash to scale many +orders of magnitude beyond current limits. What is Bitcoin Cash? --------------------- -[Bitcoin Cash](https://www.bitcoincash.org/) is an experimental digital currency -that enables instant payments to anyone, anywhere in the world. It uses peer-to-peer -technology to operate with no central authority: managing transactions and issuing -money are carried out collectively by the network. Bitcoin Cash is a descendant of -Bitcoin. It became a separate currency from the version supported by Bitcoin Core -when the two split on August 1, 2017. Bitcoin Cash and the Bitcoin Core version of -Bitcoin share the same transaction history up until the split. +[Bitcoin Cash](https://www.bitcoincash.org/) is an experimental digital +currency that enables instant payments to anyone, anywhere in the world. It +uses peer-to-peer technology to operate with no central authority: managing +transactions and issuing money are carried out collectively by the network. +Bitcoin Cash is a descendant of Bitcoin. It became a separate currency from +the version supported by Bitcoin Core when the two split on August 1, 2017. +Bitcoin Cash and the Bitcoin Core version of Bitcoin share the same +transaction history up until the split. What is Bitcoin ABC? -------------------- -Bitcoin ABC is the name of open-source software which enables the use of Bitcoin Cash. -It is a fork of the [Bitcoin Core](https://bitcoincore.org) software project. +Bitcoin ABC is the name of open-source software which enables the use of +Bitcoin Cash. It is a fork of the [Bitcoin Core](https://bitcoincore.org) +software project. License ------- -Bitcoin ABC is released under the terms of the MIT license. See [COPYING](COPYING) for more -information or see https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT. +Bitcoin ABC is released under the terms of the MIT license. See +[COPYING](COPYING) for more information or see +https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT. Development Process -------------------