Starting point

None of this code is final - indeed, most of it is just gubbins -
but it shows the path I mean to take with the code, I hope.

Much more to come.

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+=== To produce a bitcoin application ===
+
+This will be a web application, written in ruby (using appropriate technologies)
+that can be run standalone, for a single user on their home machine, or on a web
+server for many users.
+
+Needs to be feature-complete by comparison to the official bitcoin client, with
+the exception of block generation - we're not bothering with that aspect at all
+right now. Also needs feature parity with mybitcoin.com
+
+List:
+  - Multiple users
+  - Each user has a wallet
+  - Ability to receive payments
+  - Transaction history
+  - Ability to make payments, specify fee per-payment
+  - Able to take part in the global bitcoin network as a full member.
+  - Shopping cart integration
+  - On-the-fly currency comparison 
+  - Payment forwarding
+  - API access via the JSON-RPC specification to control the account
+
+Also needs *extra* features
+
+  - Only one block chain for all users in the cluster (faster startup time)
+  - (mybitcoin) : open-source, run it for yourself if you want to!
+  - britcoin, bitmarket, mtgox integration
+  - Address book
+  - Support for sending payments to email addresses - use webfinger to resolve
+  - Simpler REST API
+
+=== Technology ===
+
+Runtime: Ruby 1.9.2-p180
+Web server: Thin
+Templating: haml, sass, coffeescript
+ORM: ActiveRecord
+Live action: SSE (depends: thin-async)
+Key generation: OpenSSL
+Database: standalone: SQLite3/SQLCipher. All-in: postgres/mysql
+Bitcoin network peer: event-machine, bit-struct