# Gavin Andresen
# 2013-05-29 21:20:28
# https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=219504.msg2311420#msg2311420

Bitcoin-Qt version 0.8.2 is now available from: @p{brk}
  @s{(link)} @p{par}

This is a maintenance release that fixes many bugs and includes @p{brk}
a few small new features. @p{par}

Please report bugs using the issue tracker at github: @p{brk}
  @s{(link)} @p{par}

 @p{brk}
@p{(ul}@p{(bf}How to Upgrade@p{bf)}@p{??)} @p{par}

If you are running an older version, shut it down. Wait @p{brk}
until it has completely shut down (which might take a few minutes for older @p{brk}
versions), then run the installer (on Windows) or just copy over @p{brk}
/Applications/Bitcoin-Qt (on Mac) or bitcoind/bitcoin-qt (on Linux). @p{par}

If you are upgrading from version 0.7.2 or earlier, the first time you @p{brk}
run 0.8.2 your blockchain files will be re-indexed, which will take @p{brk}
anywhere from 30 minutes to several hours, depending on the speed of @p{brk}
your machine. @p{par}

@p{(ul}@p{(bf}0.8.2 Release notes@p{bf)}@p{??)} @p{par}

@p{(ul}Fee Policy changes@p{??)} @p{par}

The default fee for low-priority transactions is lowered from 0.0005 BTC  @p{brk}
(for each 1,000 bytes in the transaction; an average transaction is @p{brk}
about 500 bytes) to 0.0001 BTC. @p{par}

Payments (transaction outputs) of 0.543 times the minimum relay fee @p{brk}
(0.00005430 BTC) are now considered 'non-standard', because storing them @p{brk}
costs the network more than they are worth and spending them will usually @p{brk}
cost their owner more in transaction fees than they are worth. @p{par}

Non-standard transactions are not relayed across the network, are not included @p{brk}
in blocks by most miners, and will not show up in your wallet until they are @p{brk}
included in a block. @p{par}

The default fee policy can be overridden using the -mintxfee and -minrelaytxfee @p{brk}
command-line options, but note that we intend to replace the hard-coded fees @p{brk}
with code that automatically calculates and suggests appropriate fees in the @p{brk}
0.9 release and note that if you set a fee policy significantly different from @p{brk}
the rest of the network your transactions may never confirm. @p{par}

@p{(ul}Bitcoin-Qt changes@p{??)} @p{par}

* New icon and splash screen @p{brk}
* Improve reporting of synchronization process @p{brk}
* Remove hardcoded fee recommendations @p{brk}
* Improve metadata of executable on MacOSX and Windows @p{brk}
* Move export button to individual tabs instead of toolbar @p{brk}
* Add "send coins" command to context menu in address book @p{brk}
* Add "copy txid" command to copy transaction IDs from transaction overview @p{brk}
* Save & restore window size and position when showing & hiding window @p{brk}
* New translations: Arabic (ar), Bosnian (bs), Catalan (ca), Welsh (cy), @p{brk}
  Esperanto (eo), Interlingua (la), Latvian (lv) and many improvements @p{brk}
  to current translations @p{par}

MacOSX: @p{brk}
* OSX support for click-to-pay (bitcoin:) links @p{brk}
* Fix GUI disappearing problem on MacOSX (issue #1522) @p{par}

Linux/Unix: @p{brk}
* Copy addresses to middle-mouse-button clipboard @p{par}

 @p{brk}
@p{(ul}Command-line options@p{??)} @p{par}

* -walletnotify will call a command on receiving transactions that affect the wallet. @p{brk}
* -alertnotify will call a command on receiving an alert from the network. @p{brk}
* -par now takes a negative number, to leave a certain amount of cores free. @p{par}

@p{(ul}JSON-RPC API changes@p{??)} @p{par}

* fixed a getblocktemplate bug that caused excessive CPU creating blocks. @p{brk}
* listunspent now lists account and address infromation. @p{brk}
* getinfo now also returns the time adjustment estimated from your peers. @p{brk}
* getpeerinfo now returns bytessent, bytesrecv and syncnode. @p{brk}
* gettxoutsetinfo returns statistics about the unspent transaction output database. @p{brk}
* gettxout returns information about a specific unspent transaction output. @p{par}

 @p{brk}
@p{(ul}Networking changes@p{??)} @p{par}

* Significant changes to the networking code, reducing latency and memory consumption. @p{brk}
* Avoid initial block download stalling. @p{brk}
* Remove IRC seeding support. @p{brk}
* Performance tweaks. @p{brk}
* Added testnet DNS seeds. @p{par}

@p{(ul}Wallet compatibility/rescuing@p{??)} @p{par}

* Cases where wallets cannot be opened in another version/installation should be reduced. @p{brk}
* -salvagewallet now works for encrypted wallets. @p{par}

 @p{brk}
@p{(ul}Known Bugs@p{??)} @p{par}

* Entering the 'getblocktemplate' or 'getwork' RPC commands into the Bitcoin-Qt debug @p{brk}
console will cause Bitcoin-Qt to crash. Run Bitcoin-Qt with the -server command-line @p{brk}
option to workaround. @p{par}

@p{(bf}@p{(ul}Thanks to everybody who contributed to the 0.8.2 release!@p{??)}@p{bf)} @p{par}

APerson241 @p{brk}
Andrew Poelstra @p{brk}
Calvin Owens @p{brk}
Chuck LeDuc Díaz @p{brk}
Colin Dean @p{brk}
David Griffith @p{brk}
David Serrano @p{brk}
Eric Lombrozo @p{brk}
Gavin Andresen @p{brk}
Gregory Maxwell @p{brk}
Jeff Garzik @p{brk}
Jonas Schnelli @p{brk}
Larry Gilbert @p{brk}
Luke Dashjr @p{brk}
Matt Corallo @p{brk}
Michael Ford @p{brk}
Mike Hearn @p{brk}
Patrick Brown @p{brk}
Peter Todd @p{brk}
Philip Kaufmann @p{brk}
Pieter Wuille @p{brk}
Richard Schwab @p{brk}
Roman Mindalev @p{brk}
Scott Howard @p{brk}
Tariq Bashir @p{brk}
Warren Togami @p{brk}
Wladimir J. van der Laan @p{brk}
freewil @p{brk}
gladoscc @p{brk}
kjj2 @p{brk}
mb300sd @p{brk}
super3 @p{brk}