Drunk Turtle 1.0.0
Release Notes
http://i1.wp.com/www.worldcoinalliance.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/DrunkTurtle_1.0.0.jpg?resize=867%2C5831. Prologue
November 2014: Enter the Drunken Turtle
We’re aware that over the past 6 months, our communication on future wallet releases and updates have been less than expected. Some might even go so far as to say that development has been sloppy or slow. Something like a drunk turtle who swims her path without sight, direction or plan. Instead of minor updates to the current wallet, like bitcoin and some others have done, we’ve used the past months to develop a roadmap, and figure out the best way to give the community the kind of rich experiences they want from Worldcoin, while preserving the security and simplicity of the current wallet and ecosystem. It’s not easy to make changes to such a system without careful thought and planning.
Having said that, we would like to propose a toast …
In the name of endangered drunk turtle who has waddled on, we would like commemorate her for the eggs of life which will be providing us with many more drunken turtles. We want to also thank her for not drinking during pregnancy which will ensure future releases are not deformed. It’s in her proverbial name that we honor the release, and turn the page to a new chapter for Worldcoin.
(Cheers - Gesondheid, Gëzuar, فى صحتك:, Կէնաձդ, Nuş olsun, Živjeli, Haздpaвe , Aung myin par say, Salut, Biba, 干杯, gān bēi, Živjeli, Na zdravi, Skål, Proost, Terviseks, Mabuhay, Kippis, Santé, Salud, Zum wohl, YΓEIA, Å’kålè ma’luna, לחיים, Egészségedre, Skál, Sláinte, Salute, 乾杯, Kanpai, 건배, Priekā, į sveikatą, Ha здpaвje, Эpүүл мэндийн төлөө, Skål, Na zdrowie, Saúde, Sanatate, Ha здopoвьe, živeliNa zdravie, Salud, Skål, Chok dee, Şerefe, бyдьмo, Dô, Một hai ba, yo, Iechyd da, Sei gesund)
2. Changes
Ok, time to get serious. We’ve broken the major changes for this release into three categories:
2.1 Qt Library Upgrade and modularization
The new wallet was updated and refactored to allow the use of version 5.3 of Qt Libraries, also there is no longer a single binary but a set of dynamic libraries and a smaller executable. You won't see the true benefit to this until future releases, but it’s significant, and will allow us to improve the wallet immensely in the future and offer the community the features they desire.
2.2 Gauss (General Availability Upgrade System Service)
Gauss is an advanced tool that allows users to make upgrades to their wallets securely and simply. This will mitigate many of the the past issues of wallets not working properly after an upgrade. Users have two ways to interact with Gauss; the first is when the user begins the installation of the new architecture (this will be everybody for this release), this wallet upgrade is compatible with previous releases.
Gauss will act as a user friendly wizard that guides users through the configuration of various parameters. The second way (once the new wallet installed) will be the icon integrated in the wallet that alerts users when an upgrade is available. For the tech geeks - Gauss connects to a custom C++ application known as Pulzar periodically. Initially this will be set to 6 hours by default and act according to the upgrade instructions Pulzar has been given. Specifically we’re talking about mandatory and optional wallet upgrades. It’s important to understand that with the exception of a critical issue i.e. (hard fork, heartbleed, etc), upgrades will be optional. No one will be forced to upgrade their wallet unless the issue is critical.
Additionally users can subscribe to ‘channels’ to filter the kind of updates he/she will receive. This means that users will have the option to upgrade to a beta release or wait for the final release. We encourage users to try out the beta features, but for those of you who are less adventurous, you will be able to set your preference to only update on final releases.
2.3 Pulzar
Pulzar is a custom c++ application server written completely from scratch, with strict designated purposes and capabilities embodied in tight security. It has a runtime plugin architecture that allows us to increase functionality without touching or recompiling the core backbone. The backbone is responsibility for core components namely specific functions : Logs, Databases, Updater, Scheduler and Connection Management.
The main function of Pulzar is to provide services (something you will hear a lot from us in the coming months). The first service we are releasing is Upgrade System, Gauss.
In other words Gauss is the first plugin released among a long list of planned services. Our community has spoken loud and clear that they want more services and we couldn’t agree more! We believe we have created a unique way to provide services without compromising security and the core features of the wallet. Worldcoin will be the first crypto currency to offer this type of architecture (integrated/but separate) into the wallet. We hope that you are as excited as we are!
3. Asking for help
The official ways to ask for support are the forum here or
http://worldcoinforum.org/ and the irc channel where we’re located on the freenode network channel #worldcoin.
If you don’t have IRC head over to the freenode website and channel #worldcoin.
Alternatively, feel free to send us an email with any feedback at
contact@worldcoin.global.
4. About versioning
From this version on, we will use a 3 digit version number system and a Project Code Name. Each digit has a specific meaning
For example :
Version 5.8.3
5: Major digit. It changes when deep structural changes were made
8: Feature digit. New features will be depicted by this digit
3: Bug digit. Only bugs and small changes
Prior to this release, the latest version of Worldcoin was 0.8.6.2. Since we are embarking in a totally new direction with features that have not been released from other crypto currencies, we have decided to start our new version at 1.0.0 (Drunken Turtle). We have also decided that with each release, we will also provide a new name. We will try to make these names funny and interesting. We think a light hearted approach to the naming convention is a fun way to keep the releases exciting. Using an alpha name with the version number, will allow us to more easily communicate with our community to address bugs and keep better track of the changes that occurred in each release.
5. Future
Phase I represents a one year spawn on our development plan.
This phase is composed by 3 milestones. The first of which was released today.
Major releases will be made in a 4-6 month scale. With feature/bug releases between them
We can't talk about this in detail at this point, but our next major release will be another deep structural change, allowing us to have a complete framework client and server side that will help us to consolidate our visión.
6. About the license
The wallet is and always will be free, but the services built around it will be proprietary. The main reason for this is to avoid cheap copycats, scammers and prevent haters from trashing our community.
This way we can guarantee to the community, the innovation and distinctive features only seen by our beloved coin.
7. Final words
As we specified in the prologue, past releases have been slow but given the nature of a wallet these things cannot be rushed. We can assure you that we have been continuously working hard behind scenes designing and implementing the current release. We have been brainstorming an amazing vision for Worldcoin’s future which we will begin to unfold over the next few major releases.
The committee has a new philosophy under the new reigns which is ‘Under commit and over deliver. ‘
Given the new features and our excitement, it’s been difficult to keep this a secret from you. With a lot of things we have had to remain painfully silent and it has been frustrating for both you and us. Our goal is never to gain value in the short term, but to being the most successful crypto currency for the long term. We can achieve this by taking our time and building sustained solutions with the community. We strongly believe this is the way to proceed after having a dedicated leadership team and the best community in the crypto space. In an area saturated with uncertainty and empty promises, Worldcoin will shine because of our vision, commitment to integrity, and of course our community.
In closing, the potential for Pulzar to bring a great variety of useful and innovative services to our users is huge! We’ve just started to present the first piece of many in our vision, and we look forward to showing you more in the coming months and continuing to gain your trust and respect.
- Worldcoin Committee
P.S Don't forget to download here
http://www.worldcoinalliance.net/worldcoin-quick-start/, linux and mac have not been uploaded yet but will be soon, watch this space. Please note the newest version is not compatible with XP, however 8.6.2 versions will still run correctly for now and you shouldn't have any problems.
