How easy (or difficult) is it to modify bitcoin source to change coin behavior

[ITGeniusGuru]

Newbie here!

- Is bitcoin-0.6.3-linux.tar the latest and greatest source available? Is this updated on a regular basis? Where is the Windows source (or is it also compiled from same?)
- Can the following modifications be done to the code (a simple yes/no answer would be great):
- All coins are pre-mined.
- All mining is done by only one central point, not by the general public.
- To accomplish above, keep network difficulty at zero or less than one, and never changes.
- To accomplish above, limit number of confirmations required for transactions to one or two only?
- Automatic deposit of a changeable amount of coins (after a changeable mandatory waiting period) in every new wallet activated.

[jdbtracker]

https://github.com/bitcoin   Github repository, not sure if it's the main one.

and yes, you can change everything within the code... no guarantee it'll work on the main network, you may just fork it if it doesn't like your changes.

They had something like this with MintChip, it's a centrally controlled prototype, up for grabs now.

[ITGeniusGuru]

https://github.com/bitcoin   Github repository, not sure if it's the main one.
and yes, you can change everything within the code... no guarantee it'll work on the main network, you may just fork it if it doesn't like your changes.
They had something like this with MintChip, it's a centrally controlled prototype, up for grabs now.

GREAT info. Thanks!

[Light]

and yes, you can change everything within the code... no guarantee it'll work on the main network, you may just fork it if it doesn't like your changes.

You'll effectively make an altcoin with your own chain as Bitcoin's blockchain will not be affected by the changes you implement on your own edition as it won't have acceptance from the nodes and miners.

[ITGeniusGuru]

You'll effectively make an altcoin with your own chain as Bitcoin's blockchain will not be affected by the changes you implement on your own edition as it won't have acceptance from the nodes and miners.

Exactly what I want to do. Thanks!

[jdbtracker]

careful though... you may get updates from the other altcoin networks and find out the coin you just started is already at block 200,000.

[ITGeniusGuru]

careful though... you may get updates from the other altcoin networks and find out the coin you just started is already at block 200,000.

Don't have enough mining/blockchain technical knowledge to understand how this can happen; but if I am the only one mining the coin, on my own computers, secured behind a firewall, using a non-published IP address and TCP ports, how can other altcoins' miners interfere?

[jdbtracker]

yeah keeping it to a certain port can work, or blocked off from the main internet, it's fine.
but your clients parameters can be very close to the parent coin, allowing it to receive updates even though the main coin won't accept the fork; This happened to Frankos when it started, it began getting updates from Litecoin.

[ITGeniusGuru]

This happened to Frankos when it started, it began getting updates from Litecoin.

Again, great info from you. Will keep that in mind. Thanks.

[softron]

Yes its the same source for most os. And it possible to write/edit the code if u know howto