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[tungfa]

I vote for v1.

3 for #1
2 for #2

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[TanteStefana2]

It's that time again, here are two drafts for the press release for open source. Kudos to Tungfa, David, Minotaur, Vertoe, & others for this.

This is for the more technical audience. The short release for mainstream audience is already out and done.

Please tell us which version you think we should go with, and if you spot any fixes we need to make or things that you feel strongly should be reworded. This is planned to go live fairly soon so we don't plan on doing any major rewrites at this stage.

[Edit: rigors -> rigours]
[Edit: we know https://darkco.in/instant-tx doesn't currently work]
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Tungfa Version >1

Darkcoin Solves Bitcoin Privacy Challenges; Releases Open Source Code

Darkcoin is designed to ensure financial privacy by making it virtually impossible to trace a transaction back to its source. This is accomplished with a key piece of technology called Darksend, which works by mixing up the digital fingerprints of the user's coins. Darksend’s technology is based on a Masternode Network, currently 900+ Servers strong, spread around the world (Decentralized) and maintained by DRK supporters.

Darksend was developed as a closed-source technology while the kinks were worked out and bugs were squashed. Following last Monday's release of the newest version of Darkcoin, called RC5, the developers of Darkcoin are confident that their software is ready to meet the rigors of mainstream use and have opened the Darksend source code. Darkcoin is now the first fully open-source cryptocurrency with financial privacy built directly into the software.

Open-sourcing of a financial software such as Darkcoin is vitally important. It allows people to be confident that their financial privacy is protected and leads to increased confidence in the quality and performance of the software. Furthermore, the community can go through the code and improve it, as has been done over the years with Bitcoin.

The core developer of Darkcoin, Evan Duffield, has also announced that Darkcoin has moved out of the beta stages of development and is ready to drop the "release candidate" label. Darkcoin is now considered ready for mainstream, real-world use.
Future updates to Darkcoin are expected every few months, and will include such things as an Instant Transaction system, described here: [https://darkco.in/instatn-tx], which will allow Darkcoin to compete with credit cards in terms of transaction speed. The release of Instant Transaction technology will also make Darkcoin the fastest-confirming cryptocurrency in the industry.

The Darkcoin client and more information can be obtained at our website:
http://www.darkcoin.io.

Media Contact: press@darkcoin.io
Future Press Releases: http://www.darkcoin.io/media.html
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New Tungfa Version 2>

Darkcoin Solves Bitcoin Privacy Challenges; Releases Open Source Code

Darkcoin is a revolutionary new cryptocurrency which offers privacy at fast transaction speed. Four years ago, the mysterious and brilliant Satoshi Nakomoto developed a revolutionary piece of software called Bitcoin. In doing so, Satoshi created both a digital currency (so-called "cryptocurrencies" are decentralized and secured by cryptography, rather than by a government) and an inexpensive payment network. Bitcoin uses a decentralized financial ledger called a "blockchain" to keep track of everybody's balances and to transfer money from one bitcoin address to another.

Yet, Bitcoin has two shortcomings. First, because it operates on a ledger system, anybody can freely view the account balances and transaction history of other people's wallets. Secondly, the Bitcoin network takes up to an hour to transfer money and fully confirm it, which makes it less useful in day-to-day retail environments. Darkcoin has already solved the first problem, lack of privacy, and is rapidly advancing toward a solution of the second Bitcoin Issue, speed.

Instant Transactions for DRK were announced by Evan Duffield for the next Release after Open Source Code.
Open-sourcing of a financial software such as Darkcoin is vitally important. It allows people to be confident that their privacy is protected and leads to increased confidence in the quality and performance of the software. Users can also easily inspect the code to ensure there are no vulnerabilities, backdoors, or the like. Furthermore, the community can go through the code and improve it, as has been done over the years with Bitcoin.

The core developer of Darkcoin, Evan Duffield, has also announced that Darkcoin has moved out of the beta stages of development and is ready to drop the "release candidate" label. Darkcoin is now considered ready for mainstream, real-world use. Future updates to Darkcoin are expected every few months, and will include such things as an Instant Transaction system, described here: [https://darkco.in/instant-tx]. Instant transactions will allow Darkcoin to compete with credit cards in terms of transaction speed. The release of Instant Transaction technology will also make Darkcoin the fastest-confirming cryptocurrency in the industry.

The Darkcoin client and more information can be obtained at our website:
http://www.darkcoin.io.

Media Contact: press@darkcoin.io
Future Press Releases: http://www.darkcoin.io/media.html

Sorry, I like both versions.  I hope you can find a place for the one that isn't the official press release?! 

Edit:  sorry about that, I screwed it up because the had/have was hiccupping in my head... LOL

[tungfa]

come on Tante
do not chicken out !

1 or 2
 

[stonehedge]

2 all the way.  Reads better if you're not into DRK.

[TaoOfSaatoshi]

I vote for v1.

3 for #1
2 for #2

I like the look of version 2, but the content needs to be tweaked, IMHO.

[georgem]

http://www.darkcoin.io/ up! Old layout...

Sorry, I am so excited about open source, I get all cocky.

Also, I vote for #1

[tungfa]

I vote for v1.

3 for #1
2 for #2

I like the look of version 2, but the content needs to be tweaked, IMHO.

4 for #1
2 for #2

[tungfa]

I vote for v1.

3 for #1
2 for #2

I like the look of version 2, but the content needs to be tweaked, IMHO.

4 for #1
2 for #2

5 for #1
3 for #2

ok, bring on the races ...>>>>
 

[BrainShutdown]

#1 for me.
The version revised by Tante of course 

[TsuyokuNaritai]

[Edit: rigors -> rigours]

to meet the rigors of mainstream use

rigor: a sudden feeling of cold with shivering accompanied by a rise in temperature, often with copious sweating, especially at the onset or height of a fever.

rigour: the quality of being extremely thorough and careful.

/editwar

[g4q34g4qg47ww]

I vote for v1

[r-ando]

not bad but I think it needs revision: how is this?


Darkcoin Solves Bitcoin Privacy Challenges; Releases Open Source Code

Darkcoin is designed to ensure financial privacy by protecting the privacy of a transaction source. This is accomplished using technology called Darksend, which works by mixing up the digital fingerprints of the user's coins. Darksend’s technology is based on Darkcoin's decentralised Masternode Network, currently comprised of over 900 Servers spread around the world.

First developed as a closed-source technology and following last Monday's release of the newest version of Darkcoin, the developers of Darkcoin are confident that their software is ready for mainstream use and have open-sourced the Darksend code. Darkcoin is now the first transparent open-source cryptocurrency with financial privacy built directly into the software.

Open-sourcing of a financial product such as Darkcoin is essential. It allows confidence in financial privacy and ensures trust in the quality and performance of the software. This also ensures that the community can review and update the software code if needed, a need that has been demonstrated over the years with Bitcoin.

Core developer of Darkcoin, Evan Duffield has also announced that Darkcoin has moved out of the beta stages of development and is now ready for mainstream, real-world use.
Future updates to Darkcoin are expected every few months, and will include such things as an Instant Transaction system, described here: [https://darkco.in/instatn-tx], which will allow Darkcoin to provide a superior and more secure alternative to credit cards, both in terms of security and transaction speed. The release of Instant Transaction technology will also make Darkcoin the fastest-confirming cryptocurrency in the world.

The Darkcoin client and more information can be obtained at our website:
http://www.darkcoin.io.

[spatula]

I vote #2 because I feel it will better reach a wider audience than just alt coin followers. Remember what that Wired article did for the price? We need that kind of exposure.

[TanteStefana2]

[Edit: rigors -> rigours]

to meet the rigors of mainstream use

rigor: a sudden feeling of cold with shivering accompanied by a rise in temperature, often with copious sweating, especially at the onset or height of a fever.

rigour: the quality of being extremely thorough and careful.

/editwar

Sorry, I was following spellcheck's suggestion, ROFL.  I also screwed up the big edit, hope you see I fixed it and it just needed had turned to have.  They have opened up the code.... vs  they had opened up the code.   The last is ... oh shit, my grammer is sucky...  

Please double check me on it, but I am quite sure have is the correct word to use  

And on the second one, accounts might be better than wallets but something needed to go there IMO, and accounts was used already...so...  I dunno. 

[tungfa]

7 for #1
4 for #2

[TsuyokuNaritai]

major rewrite

This is planned to go live fairly soon so we don't plan on doing any major rewrites at this stage.

[twinflame]

Version 1 .

Also is everyone agreeing to the term Instant Transaction instead of Instant Transaction Validation? People might get confused because all transactions are instant, but it's the validation that's sped up.

[TanteStefana2]

Anyway, exciting day, I'm sure the price of DRK will promptly go down - it always does on good news, LOL.  (sorry, I don't want it to, but it just seems to do it!)  I hope we have an exception today though. 

Thank you all, with all your energy and work promoting DRK!

And thanks to Evan and the team for making all this happen!

I'm off for the day, hope I can peek in at some point?  But I fear I'll miss most of today's fun 

See ya later!

[r-ando]

major rewrite

This is planned to go live fairly soon so we don't plan on doing any major rewrites at this stage.

Its not a major rewrite actually I only made it flow more easily…. imo, compare them?

[HinnomTX]

I vote #2 because I feel it will better reach a wider audience than just alt coin followers. Remember what that Wired article did for the price? We need that kind of exposure.

Agreed. I vote #2. There is severe institutional myopia with #1. I dragged my non-crypto savvy co-worker in the cube next to me to read both versions, and he was completely baffled by #1 and understood #2 much better. Masternodes are a concept that should not be talked about in an introduction. That's for further reading. A Bitcoin introduction is warranted so we can reach a wider audience.