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An informal association of [[People|participants]] who architect, design, build, release and support the Bitcoin.org client software released as [[bitcoind]] and [[Bitcoin-Qt]].  The group also leads and influences development related to the Bitcoin [[protocol specification]].
Collaboration by the group occurs through the [http://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues Bitcoin/Bitcoin project] on GitHub, [http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=244765 Bitcoin development mailing list], the [http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#bitcoin-dev #bitcoin-dev] IRC channel, on the [[BitcoinTalk]] forum (primarily on the [http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=6.0 Development & Technical Discussion] board), the [[Main_Page|Bitcoin wiki]] and through other other various online [[Bitcoin:Community_portal|communities]].
The [[development process]] followed by the group has evolved and now a [[BIP|Bitcoin Improvement Process]] is generally followed.  A [[release process]] has also been formalized.
==History==
==History==


The Bitcoin.org domain was registered on August 18, 2008 -- presumably by [[Satoshi Nakamoto]] before even publishing the Bitcoin design paper<ref>[http://en.bitcoin.it/w/History Bitcoin History]</ref>.
The Bitcoin.org domain was registered on August 18, 2008<ref>[http://whois.domaintools.com/bitcoin.org Bitcoin.org whois], retrieved 16 July 2015</ref> -- presumably by [[Satoshi Nakamoto]] before even publishing the Bitcoin design paper<ref>[http://en.bitcoin.it/w/History Bitcoin History]</ref>. (Note: the Bitcoin.org site says it was co-registered by [[Sirius]]<ref name="who_owns_bitcoin.org">[https://bitcoin.org/en/about-us#own Who owns Bitcoin.org?], Bitcoin.org, retrieved 16 July 2015</ref>, although Sirius says he wasn't involved in Bitcoin until 2009.)<ref>[http://sc5.io/posts/sc5er-intro-the-bitcoin-guy the Bitcoin Guy], Martti Malmi, retrieved 17 July 2015</ref>


The Bitcoin.org site has been hosted on [http://pages.github.com Pages.GitHub.com] since 2011.
The Bitcoin.org site was hosted on [http://pages.github.com Pages.GitHub.com] from 2011 to 2014. It was moved to an independent server in early 2014 for the Bitcoin Core 0.9.0 release<ref>[https://bitcoin.org/en/release/v0.9.0 Bitcoin Core 0.9.0 release notes], Bitcoin.org, 19 March 2014</ref> so that the Bitcoin Core binaries didn't have to be hosted on SourceForge any longer.  Funding for the server came from the Bitcoin Foundation<ref>[https://blog.bitcoinfoundation.org/q1-sponsorship-award-bitcoin-org/ Q1 Sponsorship Award: Bitcoin.org], Andrew Nolen, Bitcoin Foundation Blog, 13 March 2014</ref> and has been continued through to 31 August 2015.<ref>[https://blog.bitcoinfoundation.org/bitcoin-org-walk-down-memory-lane/ Bitcoin.org: A Walk Down Memory Lane], Saïvann Carignan, Bitcoin Foundation Blog, 17 September 2015</ref>
 
On May 7, 2012 the project's lead developer, [[Gavin Andresen]], announced plans for forming the Bitcoin Testing Project<ref>[http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=80019.0 Bitcoin Testing Project]</ref>.
 
==See Also==
 
* [[BIP]] (Bitcoin Improvement Proposal)


==External Links==
==External Links==


* [http://www.Bitcoin.org Bitcoin.org] website
* [https://bitcoin.org Bitcoin.org] website
* [http://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues bitcoin/bitcoin project] on GitHub
* [https://github.com/bitcoin-dot-org/bitcoin.org Source repository] (mostly MIT licensed)<ref>[https://github.com/bitcoin-dot-org/bitcoin.org/blob/master/COPYING Copying file], Bitcoin.org source repository, retrieved 16 July 2015</ref>
* [http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=244765 Development mailing list]
* [[Project:Community_portal|Community portal]]
* {{Freenode IRC|bitcoin-dev}} IRC channel ([http://bitcoinstats.com/irc/bitcoin-dev/logs history])
* [[Bitcoin:Community_portal|Community portal]]


==References==
==References==


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Latest revision as of 14:03, 16 July 2015

History

The Bitcoin.org domain was registered on August 18, 2008[1] -- presumably by Satoshi Nakamoto before even publishing the Bitcoin design paper[2]. (Note: the Bitcoin.org site says it was co-registered by Sirius[3], although Sirius says he wasn't involved in Bitcoin until 2009.)[4]

The Bitcoin.org site was hosted on Pages.GitHub.com from 2011 to 2014. It was moved to an independent server in early 2014 for the Bitcoin Core 0.9.0 release[5] so that the Bitcoin Core binaries didn't have to be hosted on SourceForge any longer. Funding for the server came from the Bitcoin Foundation[6] and has been continued through to 31 August 2015.[7]

External Links

References

  1. ↑ Bitcoin.org whois, retrieved 16 July 2015
  2. ↑ Bitcoin History
  3. ↑ Who owns Bitcoin.org?, Bitcoin.org, retrieved 16 July 2015
  4. ↑ the Bitcoin Guy, Martti Malmi, retrieved 17 July 2015
  5. ↑ Bitcoin Core 0.9.0 release notes, Bitcoin.org, 19 March 2014
  6. ↑ Q1 Sponsorship Award: Bitcoin.org, Andrew Nolen, Bitcoin Foundation Blog, 13 March 2014
  7. ↑ Bitcoin.org: A Walk Down Memory Lane, Saïvann Carignan, Bitcoin Foundation Blog, 17 September 2015
  8. ↑ Copying file, Bitcoin.org source repository, retrieved 16 July 2015
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