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From: Gary Rowe <g.rowe@froot.co.uk>
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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
> 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...
>
>

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Now that I&#39;ve seen and read through the forum thread on this, I think I=
&#39;ll step back and let others get on with it. As Amir notes, we could be=
 &quot;Bike Shedding&quot; this for years.<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote=
">
On 2 May 2012 21:25, Luke-Jr <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:luke@d=
ashjr.org" target=3D"_blank">luke@dashjr.org</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><bloc=
kquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #cc=
c solid;padding-left:1ex">
On Wednesday, May 02, 2012 3:34:35 PM Gary Rowe wrote:<br>
&gt; Bitcoin-Qt<br>
&gt; * Developed in C<br>
<br>
This is far less relevant than license...<br>
<div class=3D"im"><br>
&gt; Armory<br>
&gt; * Requires the entire blockchain<br>
&gt; * Dependent client of Bitcoin-Qt<br>
<br>
</div>Or bitcoind?<br>
<br>
&gt; Electrum<br>
<div class=3D"im">&gt; * Dependent client of Bitcoin-Qt (on server)<br>
<br>
</div>Dependent on centralized server, not any particular client<br>
<br>
&gt; Bitcoin Wallet (Android client)<br>
<br>
There are multiple Android clients. There is (or was) an OS selection to th=
e<br>
left of the client choices...<br>
<div class=3D"im"><br>
On Wednesday, May 02, 2012 3:43:23 PM Alan Reiner wrote:<br>
&gt; I&#39;m not sure what &quot;designed for occasional use&quot; means. =
=C2=A0 Many users of<br>
&gt; other clients use them exclusively without touching other clients. =C2=
=A0Armory<br>
&gt; is designed to be your only wallet (if bitcoind[d/-qt] is running in b=
kgd).<br>
&gt; =C2=A0I&#39;m sure the other clients are the same.<br>
<br>
</div>Pretty sure it means &quot;not running continuously&quot;.<br>
<div class=3D"im"><br>
&gt; Btw, Armory now has full installers for both Windows and Linux<br>
&gt; (Ubuntu/Debian), with uninstallers and automatic URI registration<br>
<br>
</div>Would be awesome if it took after Spesmilo and managed bitcoind itsel=
f in the<br>
background...<br>
<br>
</blockquote></div><br>

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