From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org [172.17.192.35]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id CAE5BD22 for ; Fri, 1 Apr 2016 09:01:05 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from outmail149113.authsmtp.com (outmail149113.authsmtp.com [62.13.149.113]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9256B154 for ; Fri, 1 Apr 2016 09:01:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-c232.authsmtp.com (mail-c232.authsmtp.com [62.13.128.232]) by punt24.authsmtp.com (8.14.2/8.14.2/) with ESMTP id u31912mH029175; Fri, 1 Apr 2016 10:01:02 +0100 (BST) Received: from petertodd.org (ec2-52-5-185-120.compute-1.amazonaws.com [52.5.185.120]) (authenticated bits=0) by mail.authsmtp.com (8.14.2/8.14.2/) with ESMTP id u3190vB9038776 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Fri, 1 Apr 2016 10:00:58 +0100 (BST) Received: from [127.0.0.1] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by petertodd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id F09C4400E9; Fri, 1 Apr 2016 09:00:15 +0000 (UTC) Received: by localhost (Postfix, from userid 1000) id E92EB20556; Fri, 1 Apr 2016 05:00:50 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2016 05:00:50 -0400 From: Peter Todd To: Timo Hanke Message-ID: <20160401090050.GA24677@savin.petertodd.org> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha512; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="HcAYCG3uE/tztfnV" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.23 (2014-03-12) X-Server-Quench: 4044ba23-f7e8-11e5-829e-00151795d556 X-AuthReport-Spam: If SPAM / abuse - report it at: http://www.authsmtp.com/abuse X-AuthRoute: OCd2Yg0TA1ZNQRgX IjsJECJaVQIpKltL GxAVKBZePFsRUQkR aAdMdgMUGUUGAgsB AmAbWlReUF17XGs7 bghPaBtcak9QXgdq T0pMXVMcUQZpCBxH dBceURF1cAMIfHZw bQhmXnRfDhV4dlsr RRtcCGwHMGJ9YGIW BV1YdwJRcQRDe0tA b1YxNiYHcQ5VPz4z GA41ejw8IwAXAT9U SSsKKkkOKQAA X-Authentic-SMTP: 61633532353630.1037:706 X-AuthFastPath: 0 (Was 255) X-AuthSMTP-Origin: 52.5.185.120/25 X-AuthVirus-Status: No virus detected - but ensure you scan with your own anti-virus system. X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW autolearn=ham version=3.3.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on smtp1.linux-foundation.org X-Mailman-Approved-At: Fri, 01 Apr 2016 09:10:35 +0000 Cc: bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] AsicBoost X-BeenThere: bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: Bitcoin Development Discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2016 09:01:05 -0000 --HcAYCG3uE/tztfnV Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 09:41:40PM -0700, Timo Hanke via bitcoin-dev wrote: > Hi. >=20 > I'd like to announce a white paper that describes a very new and > significant algorithmic improvement to the Bitcoin mining process which h= as > never been discussed in public before. The white paper can be found here: >=20 > http://www.math.rwth-aachen.de/~Timo.Hanke/AsicBoostWhitepaperrev5.pdf What steps are you going to take to make sure that this improvement is available to all ASIC designers/mfgs on a equal opportunity basis? The fact that you've chosen to patent this improvement could be a centralization concern depending on the licensing model used. For example, = one could imagine a licensing model that gave one manufacture exclusive rights. --=20 https://petertodd.org 'peter'[:-1]@petertodd.org --HcAYCG3uE/tztfnV Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: Digital signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQEcBAEBCgAGBQJW/ji+AAoJECSBQD2l8JH7OOIH/Rc89+34qaCbbqpjEZQhVaPl cLu4sSkQqt1/GnxUGLcvynrf+cb6WePCAtt7WGEEoAi7enswJVWh1WAAjG5ku71r Ge+QWkw7qqokVjfOkERBTVD0pMFMr8MKUmlRdR1l8WEx1J00+qR3nEEmtUF1/h/V e09rQnDHF/6ikDCAVqP02u4H1fDjvbaIaZTRsW3Le8hs2afdzbnPpiXVTTvDCmMr BEqCdwE1QcSmgj06bsMBxVwgGzhvWL60gt7eBmZBtJtnlO2ponobtnJQGDyUblVs GmpjcYutzC272hBTDV4+tAG/7CfvL+oljY+uaWBOIJcrTyHe4pKCi1QOGqjEwXU= =5vhc -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --HcAYCG3uE/tztfnV--