This is a verbatim copy of the email I just received from EOS.io:
EOS.IO Dawn 1.0 is the first pre-release of the EOS.IO SDK (Software Development Kit). The Dawn series of EOS.IO software releases represent early alpha-quality software suitable for use by those looking to get a head start on the EOS.IO ecosystem.
What's in the Release?
For the full list of features included in this release check the Release Notes.
This release includes all Phase 1 features, including documentation and guides for developers to build a private P2P network to test smart contracts.
In addition, we were able to include some features from Phase 2 ahead of schedule, a full list of those can be found here in the Release Notes.
For Developers with C++ and/or blockchain experience you can Get Started here.
Updated Website
We've also updated the EOS.IO website to better highlight all of the news, releases, and excitement about this software. As well as the new homepage, we have an expanded resources page where we will be regularly adding new content related to EOS.IO, including announcements, development guides, videos, and community content. EOS Explorer will become the best single location to find out what's new, though of course we will continue to share everything on Steemit and through our mailing list as well.
Looking Ahead
EOS.IO Dawn 2.0, the next major pre-release, will come by the end of the year. EOS.IO Dawn 2.0 will include several critical features that are not present in EOS.IO Dawn 1.0 including:
* Resource Rate Limiting (preventing spam / abuse)
* Merkle Tree Generation (for cross chain communication)
* Upgrade Management and Governance
* More robust SDK
* General Infrastructure improvements
* Example Snapshot from ERC20 tokens
The goal of EOS.IO Dawn 2.0 is to be functional enough that one could launch a live blockchain.
There's still much to be done, but everyone working on the EOS.IO software is very excited to have reached the end of Phase 1 in such good shape. We look forward to continuing to deliver on the promise of blockchain technology.
Sincerely,
block.one
Disclaimer
block.one is a software company and is producing the EOS.IO software as free, open source software. This software may enable those who deploy it to launch a blockchain or decentralized applications with the features described above. block.one will not be launching a public blockchain based on the EOS.IOsoftware. It will be the sole responsibility of third parties and the community and those who wish to become block producers to implement the features and/or provide the services described above as they see fit. block.one does not guarantee that anyone will implement such features or provide such services or that the EOS.IO software will be adopted and deployed in any way.
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