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The plugin's jfx* tasks tie into the normal Gradle build lifecycle, such that `gradle build` will now generate executables and installers according to the OS on which the build is being run. These files are output to the `build/distributions` directory. Installers work as expected OS X and Linux at this point. Windows installers do build, but a very particular configuration is necessary on the Windows machine doing the building (this configuration is to be documented in #109). However, even when the configuration is in place and the MSI installer is successfully built, there is still a fatal error at installer execution time relating to a missing msvp100.dll file. See details at https://bitbucket.org/shemnon/javafx-gradle/issue/43. An issue has been created to track this from the Bitsquare side as well--see #108. The changes made in this commit are based on on the samples at http://bitbucket.org/shemnon/javafx-gradle and the article at http://jaxenter.com/tutorial-a-guide-to-the-gradle-javafx-plugin-46270.html The gradle/javafx.gradle file is copied directly from the sources in the bitbucket repository above, as is apparently the convention (not sure why this isn't part of the plugin itself, but that's a question to be addressed later). Resolves #66, #100 See #108, #109
What is Bitsquare?
Bitsquare is a cross-platform desktop application that allows users to trade fiat money (dollars, euros, etc) for bitcoin without relying on centralized exchanges such as Coinbase, Bitstamp or (the former) Mt. Gox.
By running Bitsquare on their local machine, users form a peer-to-peer network. Offers to buy and sell bitcoin are broadcast to that network, and through the process of offering and accepting these trades, a market is established.
There are no central points of control or failure in the Bitsquare network. There are no trusted third parties. When two parties agree to trade fiat money for bitcoin, the bitcoin to be bought or sold is held in escrow using multisignature transaction capabilities native to the bitcoin protocol.
Because the fiat money portion of any trade must be transferred via traditional means such as a wire transfer, Bitsquare incorporates first-class support for human arbitration to resolve any errors or disputes.
You can read about all of this and more in the overview, whitepaper, arbitration and risk analysis documents. Several screencasts are available as well.
Status
The team is currently working on a series of pre-releases on the way to version 1.0. See the roadmap for details.
Alpha testers welcome! Please see the instructions for alpha testing, where you'll find detailed information about downloading and using our native installers, building from source and more.
Staying in Touch
Contact the team and keep up to date using any of the following:
- The #bitsquare IRC channel on Freenode (logs)
- Our mailing list
- @bitsquare_ on Twitter
- team@bitsquare.io
- The Bitsquare thread on the Bitcointalk forum
- GitHub Issues
License
Bitsquare is free software, licensed under version 3 of the GNU Affero General Public License.
In short, this means you are free to fork this repository and do anything with it that you please. However, if you distribute your changes, i.e. create your own build of the software and make it available for others to use, you must:
- Publish your changes under the same license, so as to ensure the software remains free.
- Use a name and logo substantially different than "Bitsquare" and the Bitsquare logo seen here. This allows for competition without confusion.
See LICENSE for complete details.