Topic: [RELEASE] Portable Bitcoin Client (for USB use!) - page 2. (Read 9146 times)

I almost forgot...
If anyone finds any bugs, just let me know and I'll do my best to fix what I can. 

Okay, I just updated the Portable Bitcoin Client (PBC) from version 1.0 to 1.1, now it's less clutter for copying and moving. Woot. 

Lol, you're all so touchy about it... Okay, here's the source:


Surprised that it's batch? If you read the README then you would have learned that, lol.

I have a program that compiles batch to exe and it's perfect for making this thing work like a charm 

indeed source code MUST be published before you can even expect anyone to test out your program.

This x 1000

Otherwise its just another homeless guy on the street asking to inspect your wallets contents.  Seems legit right?

You should publish the source code of the .exe you made, otherwise it's way too time consuming the verify it's legal. The only way to test it now is by reverse engineering your code, verify everything, double check it doesn't make connections to the internet, etc. Very few people can do this, even "normal" programmers probability won't be able to verify it 100%. So yeah, this shouldn't be trused.

Again, release the source code so we can review it and compile it ourselves.

Thanks, I worked my butt off all night on it...
Also, you can test by getting a packet checker (or even regular virus software) and scan what the program does... I honestly don't have the time to program anything mischevious, especially this late at night lol...
Still, I hope people find a good use for it...
It only has a tiny handful of unofficial files, the rest are a direct copy from the newest release.
The only different thing is mine has a launcher (so it'll load the specific data file) and it has a readme so no one accidentally makes a separate data file, lol

Case is, that if it isn't official People feel very unsafe about how it's handled. The program could have some inserted frauds etc.

I, myself don't need it and i have no clue how it can be tested to be clean.

Otherwise nice contribution.

Lol, then try with a new PC, safe environment or whatever? 
I swear, I really hope you guys are smart enough to know how to test stuff xD
If not, I'll just lmao and give you a tutorial on that TOO.. 

Probably not safe.

So all night I've been searching for a portable bitcoin wallet client for my USB drive, and the closest I was to getting that was the shortcut/batch solution...
So I tried the batch solution, did some tweaking, and now I've made a .exe file that will open your bitcoin client and save in a, more portable, data directory. I organized it a bit as well so that it is easier to just copy the folder from the zip and go.

I thought this would be a perfect way to introduce my name into the Bitcoin community, especially since I already saw a post asking for something for this: http://forum.bitcoin.org/?topic=809.0

Anyways, have fun and I hope you all enjoy it!

(And just a small note... You really gotta read the README just to be safe...)

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Download Links
- Current Release -
Version 1.4.0: BitcoinPortable_v1.4.0_(r0.6.3).zip - 11.39 MB

- Older Releases -
Version 1.3.1: BitcoinPortable_v1.3.1.zip - 6.99 MB
Version 1.3: BitcoinPortable_v1.3.zip - 6.99 MB
Version 1.2: BitcoinPortable_v1.2.zip - 6.44 MB
Version 1.1: BitcoinPortable_v1.1.zip - 6.43 MB
Version 1.0: BitcoinPortable_v1.0.zip - 6.43 MB

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Update Information
Version 1.4.0: Fixed for Bitcoin-QT and upgraded to version 0.6.3.
Version 1.3.1: Updated README with an important disclaimer for the Wallet Manager.
Version 1.3: Updated kit, added "data" folder to assure that the wallet data is created properly. Added "Wallet Manager" to easily copy a wallet between standard Bitcoin Clients and the Portable Bitcoin Client.
Version 1.2: Newer conversion & compilation program, the Bitcoin Launcher now starts up in half the time or better.
Version 1.1: Cleaned up files into a single executable with a single portable folder. It seems easier to copy 2 things as opposed to 4.