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@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ with the `-a` option. Example: `$ coinfetch -a bter usd doge` The above example will be the same as calling `coinfetch usd doge` in version -2.x, which used the BTer API. The default API is BTC-E. +2.x, which used the BTer API. The default API is Coinbase. For help using `coinfetch` and for a list of options, use `coinfetch --help`. @@ -80,17 +80,21 @@ and BTC-E; however, it does have support for Dogecoin which is favored by Delwink. If you want a more accurate calculation for Dogecoin and other altcoins, we recommend the ccc API. -Note that the ccc API is new to coinfetch and does not match the formula -expected by the original code. Expect some bugs when using it: the numbers -should be accurate, but it may error out where the other APIs do not. Please -report bugs to [Delwink's bug tracking system][2]. +Version 5.3 changes the default API to Coinbase. Coinbase appears to be +well-established and unlikely to disappear. The other APIs previously added to +Coinfetch have been unreliable at best and broken at worst. The goal with this +project is to have Coinfetch work out of the box to give pricing data for the +most popular currencies (which Coinbase supports) and to optionally support +other currencies (as offered by the alternative APIs). + +Please report bugs to [Delwink's bug tracking system][2]. Licensing --------- -This script is [free software](http://gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html), -licensed under the terms of version 3 of the GNU Affero General Public -License. See [COPYING](COPYING) for more information. +This script is [free software](http://gnu.org/p/free-sw.html), licensed under +the terms of version 0.5 of the Copyfree Open Innovation License. See +[COPYING](COPYING) for more information. [1]: mailto:contribute@delwink.com -[2]: http://bugs.delwink.com/index.php?project=4&do=index +[2]: https://delwink.com/bugs |