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With Satoshi having disappeared I think it's safe to say Bitcoin is no longer a "one-person software endeavor". :) |
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== Bitcoin Open Source Development Process == | == Bitcoin Open Source Development Process == | ||
The [[Original_Bitcoin_client|Bitcoin client]] project | The [[Original_Bitcoin_client|Bitcoin client]] project has transitioned from what was essentially a one-person software endeavor, with Satoshi functioning as the primary developer and gatekeeper for all changes, to a more distributed, free software model of development. The Linux Kernel development process is being used as the model for how changes flow into the official Bitcoin application: | ||
# Developers work in their own source code trees, sharing and testing patches with each other. git using github is the preferred source control system for development. | # Developers work in their own source code trees, sharing and testing patches with each other. git using github is the preferred source control system for development. | ||
# When a developer thinks a patch is ready, they submit a pull request for the [https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin bitcoin github repository] and post a message on the [http://www.bitcoin.org/smf/index.php?board=6.0 Development and Technical Forum]. | # When a developer thinks a patch is ready, they submit a pull request for the [https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin bitcoin github repository] and post a message on the [http://www.bitcoin.org/smf/index.php?board=6.0 Development and Technical Forum]. | ||
Revision as of 12:36, 2 July 2011
Bitcoin Open Source Development Process
The Bitcoin client project has transitioned from what was essentially a one-person software endeavor, with Satoshi functioning as the primary developer and gatekeeper for all changes, to a more distributed, free software model of development. The Linux Kernel development process is being used as the model for how changes flow into the official Bitcoin application:
- Developers work in their own source code trees, sharing and testing patches with each other. git using github is the preferred source control system for development.
- When a developer thinks a patch is ready, they submit a pull request for the bitcoin github repository and post a message on the Development and Technical Forum.
- Pull requests are discussed on the forums and if there is consensus they're safe, tested, useful, well written, match coding style, etc. then they're merged into the 'master' branch.
- The master github branch is regularly built and tested, and periodically pushed to the subversion repository to become a "release candidate" and then the official, stable, released bitcoin.
Please read and follow coding.txt (link offline) for a description of the bitcoin coding style.