Since the contribution period, several updates to the project roadmap and development schedule have been made to account for the amount raised. A few key points are as follows:

Upfiring will be supported on Windows, MacOS, and Linux/Debian distributions.

The mobile applications — both for iOS and Android — will no longer be developed during the initial development phase. They may still be developed at a later date to supplement the Desktop application.

The application will most likely be made open-source after its release to allow for community contributions and rapid bug fixes

Updated Roadmap

Q4 2017 — Contribution Period v1.0

Q4 2017 — Excess Token Burn

2017 through Q1 2018 — Heavy Development

Q1 2018 — Alpha release

Q2 2018 — Beta release

Q3 2018 — Full Desktop version release

Q4 2018 — Open-source community contributions, potential for Android/iOS application feasibility

Testnet/Alpha Release Features

The goal of the alpha release is to provide basic functionality within the application. Key features include:

Functional seeding, uploading and downloading

Official UFR wallet integration

Smart contracts, written in solidity, to oversee the file-transfer protocol and oversee UFR transfers between accounts

Enabling multiple peer connections

Ethereum blockchain synchronization

Beta Release Features

Application Development:

Persistent Application State

Improved peer discovery

Create new torrents within the application

Upfiring Wiki Release

Improved support for Windows, OSX, and Linux/Debian distributions

UFR wallet functionality expanded

Community/Social Development:

Upfiring forum creation

Social media campaign

Partnership formation

Full Release

All major bugs eliminated, bug bounty program established

Active development of feature requests from the community to allow for continued improvement of the application

Open-source considerations

Marketing campaign expanded, UI/UX improvements, speed and usability improvements

We will continue to provide development and progress updates as key features are developed. As with all projects in their early stages, the main focus at the moment is full-on development and getting the application working as intended with all of the key components in place.

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