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simplewallet: entry: "simplewallet" terms: ["simplewallet"] summary: "command line interface allowing management of monero accounts" The Basics: A simple wallet client(insert mp link to Account entry) for storing, transfering and managing moneroj(insert mp link). Simplewallet uses a so called command line interface(CLI). That implies that all commands have to be entered either via keyboard or copy & paste and that there is no GUI (graphical user interface) available. Simplewallet allows the generation of a mnemonic seed(link) to backup a monero account. List of Commands: The CLI of simplewallet includes a couple of commands. Check the list below for a comprehensive overview. (link to picture of simplewallet commands)
monero: entry: "monero" terms: ["monero", moneroj"] summary: "name of this cryptocurrency meaning "coin" in Esperanto" The Basics: The term monero is an Esperanto(link) word with the meaning "coin". Plural form is "moneroj" though "moneros" is also widely used.
esperanto: entry: "esperanto" terms: ["esperanto"] summary: "constructed human language created in 1887 by Ludwig Zamenhof" The Basics: Esperanto, meaning "one who hopes", is a so called constructed language serving as an artificial lingua franca. It was created by Ludwig Zamenhof in 1887. Zamenhof was aiming to create an easy to learn language with a global scope, hoping to make the world a better place by allowing people to communicate on a common basis. The esperanto lexicon and grammar is a mixture of various natural languages. The term "monero" is derived from Esperanto translating to "coin".
open-source: entry: "open-source" terms: ["open-source"] summary: "open-source refers to a development & licensing model allowing free universal access" The Basics: open-source or open-source software (OSS) in terms of monero refers to the chosen development model. The monero source code is free open-source software which makes it universally accessible and allows it to be easily reviewd, copied or changed by everyone. The license agreement for monero contains a royalty-free and non-exclusive license(link to license on github).
decentralized: entry: "decentralized" terms: ["decentralized", "decentralization"] summary: "decentralization is a property of monero's chosen authority disitribution model" The Basics: The term decentralized in relation to monero refers to the underlying authority disitribution model. The monero cryptocurrency doesn't inherit any kind of centralized decision-making institution. In opposition to something like a central bank for fiat currencies, the authority in monero relies on a consensus(mp link) model.
fork: entry: "fork" terms: ["fork", "forks", "hardfork", "softfork", "hardforks", "softforks"] summary: "software development term refering to compatibility breaking protocol changes" The Basics: In software development the term fork refers to changes in the protocol that are compatibility breaking to different degrees. The birth of monero for instance was a fork from Bytecoin in 2014. In cryptocurrency terminology there are essentially two types of possible forks, so called softforks and hardforks. Both type of forks are changes to the protocol, but they're different in scope. While softforks are forward compatible, hardforks are not. The next planned hardfork for monero is scheduled to be the ???? release.
drfred sent this on 2015-10-21 15:09:42