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 6FD585AE for ; Wed, 11 May 2016 22:50:37 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from outmail148114.authsmtp.net (outmail148114.authsmtp.net [62.13.148.114]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B6808A9 for ; Wed, 11 May 2016 22:50:36 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-c232.authsmtp.com (mail-c232.authsmtp.com [62.13.128.232]) by punt20.authsmtp.com (8.14.2/8.14.2/) with ESMTP id u4BMoXa4009417; Wed, 11 May 2016 23:50:33 +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 u4BMoVv5022742 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Wed, 11 May 2016 23:50:32 +0100 (BST) Received: from [127.0.0.1] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by petertodd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 83B9140109; Wed, 11 May 2016 22:49:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: by localhost (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 666A52012A; Wed, 11 May 2016 18:50:30 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 18:50:30 -0400 From: Peter Todd To: Simon Liu , Bitcoin Protocol Discussion Message-ID: <20160511225030.GA5191@fedora-21-dvm> References: <20160510185728.GA1149@fedora-21-dvm> <57339DC5.7060704@mattcorallo.com> <5733AF5A.6070207@bitcartel.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha256; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="IJpNTDwzlM2Ie8A6" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <5733AF5A.6070207@bitcartel.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.23 (2014-03-12) X-Server-Quench: c484c342-17ca-11e6-829e-00151795d556 X-AuthReport-Spam: If SPAM / abuse - report it at: http://www.authsmtp.com/abuse X-AuthRoute: OCd2Yg0TA1ZNQRgX IjsJECJaVQIpKltL GxAVKBZePFsRUQkR bwdMdwMUFVQNAgsB AmAbWVdeVV17WmE7 bghPaBtcak9QXgdq T0pMXVMcUQEafENn QBseUBt1cwcIeX13 bEMsDXRTWBd5cURg Q0kHRHAHZDJmdWgd WRVFdwNVdQJNdxoR b1V5GhFYa3VsNCMk FAgyOXU9MCtqYAFc QQALIho7WkcANDk7 XAxKHC81EEkIWSw1 M3QA 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 Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Making AsicBoost irrelevant X-BeenThere: bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: Bitcoin Protocol Discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 22:50:37 -0000 --IJpNTDwzlM2Ie8A6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 03:16:58PM -0700, Simon Liu via bitcoin-dev wrote: > > giving one > > manufacturer/licenser a huge influence in who is successful in a market > > that we're all relying on remaining rather flat. >=20 > Central planning is a slippery slope. Let the market decide the winners > and losers. It's not feasible to hard fork every time an innovation or > perceived unfair advantage appears in the space. That's why we're asking the market right now, and any actual hard-fork to m= ake AsicBoost irrelevant would be voted on by miners themselves and in turn, the economic majority, again letting the market collectively decide. --=20 https://petertodd.org 'peter'[:-1]@petertodd.org --IJpNTDwzlM2Ie8A6 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: Digital signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQEcBAEBCAAGBQJXM7cyAAoJEGOZARBE6K+yGeIH/1I0KW8eFsq1W27UIBFQW6jk wTE+x5uB9iqbkTnqUOJw3Pmz4btxyiZkD33rZFCCSUEKMl2RNTkEoHTbjPlB8tDt o2jWUOwNVgcGx2HMtUtaDCD5l5YDk4rDkVRkU+C2Y3Q+mprFcOMpyVnvz1EYeF7t cqsl6IFdhQhWAcPLXfxmDy8R6KzQa/agAiwiZ150k4qQD5t80TyO+4kTb8O2x7H/ u4yUljgQ0h+KM2srEhmHyhYx687fwJ3/aQN5atA8cU6fEUfpHSzZGPUaoehhmNBI zEXdl98+VMhcG2BIwHJHnU0PZnn5rwIo/SgMRkMkAADNE9Jw6YTWwJhwxeB1XFk= =wBAC -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --IJpNTDwzlM2Ie8A6--