From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from sog-mx-4.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com ([172.29.43.194] helo=mx.sourceforge.net) by sfs-ml-4.v29.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtp (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1SPgL1-0000Yc-Er for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Wed, 02 May 2012 20:39:51 +0000 Received-SPF: pass (sog-mx-4.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com: domain of gmail.com designates 209.85.160.175 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.85.160.175; envelope-from=g.rowe.froot@gmail.com; helo=mail-gy0-f175.google.com; Received: from mail-gy0-f175.google.com ([209.85.160.175]) by sog-mx-4.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtps (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.76) id 1SPgL0-0000Wx-Le for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Wed, 02 May 2012 20:39:51 +0000 Received: by ghbz2 with SMTP id z2so1358706ghb.34 for ; Wed, 02 May 2012 13:39:45 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.236.201.168 with SMTP id b28mr4634511yho.96.1335991185309; Wed, 02 May 2012 13:39:45 -0700 (PDT) Sender: g.rowe.froot@gmail.com Received: by 10.236.25.98 with HTTP; Wed, 2 May 2012 13:39:45 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <201205021625.27867.luke@dashjr.org> References: <1335808239.18613.YahooMailNeo@web121006.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> <1335986730.68336.YahooMailNeo@web121007.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> <201205021625.27867.luke@dashjr.org> Date: Wed, 2 May 2012 21:39:45 +0100 X-Google-Sender-Auth: YE5wuLMa_8vFs-mbRAaFFLHvgx4 Message-ID: From: Gary Rowe To: bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=14dae9d678ca06010e04bf13b09c X-Spam-Score: -0.5 (/) X-Spam-Report: Spam Filtering performed by mx.sourceforge.net. See http://spamassassin.org/tag/ for more details. -1.5 SPF_CHECK_PASS SPF reports sender host as permitted sender for sender-domain 0.0 FREEMAIL_FROM Sender email is commonly abused enduser mail provider (g.rowe.froot[at]gmail.com) -0.0 SPF_PASS SPF: sender matches SPF record 1.0 HTML_MESSAGE BODY: HTML included in message 0.1 DKIM_SIGNED Message has a DKIM or DK signature, not necessarily valid -0.1 DKIM_VALID Message has at least one valid DKIM or DK signature X-Headers-End: 1SPgL0-0000Wx-Le Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] new bitcoin.org clients page X-BeenThere: bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 02 May 2012 20:39:51 -0000 --14dae9d678ca06010e04bf13b09c Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Now that I've seen and read through the forum thread on this, I think I'll step back and let others get on with it. As Amir notes, we could be "Bike Shedding" this for years. On 2 May 2012 21:25, Luke-Jr wrote: > On Wednesday, May 02, 2012 3:34:35 PM Gary Rowe wrote: > > Bitcoin-Qt > > * Developed in C > > This is far less relevant than license... > > > Armory > > * Requires the entire blockchain > > * Dependent client of Bitcoin-Qt > > Or bitcoind? > > > Electrum > > * Dependent client of Bitcoin-Qt (on server) > > Dependent on centralized server, not any particular client > > > Bitcoin Wallet (Android client) > > There are multiple Android clients. There is (or was) an OS selection to > the > left of the client choices... > > On Wednesday, May 02, 2012 3:43:23 PM Alan Reiner wrote: > > I'm not sure what "designed for occasional use" means. Many users of > > other clients use them exclusively without touching other clients. > Armory > > is designed to be your only wallet (if bitcoind[d/-qt] is running in > bkgd). > > I'm sure the other clients are the same. > > Pretty sure it means "not running continuously". > > > Btw, Armory now has full installers for both Windows and Linux > > (Ubuntu/Debian), with uninstallers and automatic URI registration > > Would be awesome if it took after Spesmilo and managed bitcoind itself in > the > background... > > --14dae9d678ca06010e04bf13b09c Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Now that I've seen and read through the forum thread on this, I think I= 'll step back and let others get on with it. As Amir notes, we could be= "Bike Shedding" this for years.

On 2 May 2012 21:25, Luke-Jr <luke@dashjr.org> wrote:
On Wednesday, May 02, 2012 3:34:35 PM Gary Rowe wrote:
> Bitcoin-Qt
> * Developed in C

This is far less relevant than license...

> Armory
> * Requires the entire blockchain
> * Dependent client of Bitcoin-Qt

Or bitcoind?

> Electrum
> * Dependent client of Bitcoin-Qt (on server)

Dependent on centralized server, not any particular client

> Bitcoin Wallet (Android client)

There are multiple Android clients. There is (or was) an OS selection to th= e
left of the client choices...

On Wednesday, May 02, 2012 3:43:23 PM Alan Reiner wrote:
> I'm not sure what "designed for occasional use" means. = =C2=A0 Many users of
> other clients use them exclusively without touching other clients. =C2= =A0Armory
> is designed to be your only wallet (if bitcoind[d/-qt] is running in b= kgd).
> =C2=A0I'm sure the other clients are the same.

Pretty sure it means "not running continuously".

> Btw, Armory now has full installers for both Windows and Linux
> (Ubuntu/Debian), with uninstallers and automatic URI registration

Would be awesome if it took after Spesmilo and managed bitcoind itsel= f in the
background...


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