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 DF5AF92B for ; Sun, 2 Oct 2016 17:34:31 +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 3D4F31D1 for ; Sun, 2 Oct 2016 17:34:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-c247.authsmtp.com (mail-c247.authsmtp.com [62.13.128.247]) by punt20.authsmtp.com (8.14.2/8.14.2/) with ESMTP id u92HYTlA036553; Sun, 2 Oct 2016 18:34:29 +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 u92HYQCJ088356 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Sun, 2 Oct 2016 18:34:27 +0100 (BST) Received: from [127.0.0.1] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by petertodd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 75CF7400DD; Sun, 2 Oct 2016 17:30:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: by localhost (Postfix, from userid 1000) id CDED220203; Sun, 2 Oct 2016 13:34:25 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2016 13:34:25 -0400 From: Peter Todd To: Sergio Demian Lerner Message-ID: <20161002173425.GA18724@fedora-21-dvm> References: <20161002161717.GA13915@fedora-21-dvm> <20161002171137.GA18452@fedora-21-dvm> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha256; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="mP3DRpeJDSE+ciuQ" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.23 (2014-03-12) X-Server-Quench: 77f2e16d-88c6-11e6-bcde-0015176ca198 X-AuthReport-Spam: If SPAM / abuse - report it at: http://www.authsmtp.com/abuse X-AuthRoute: OCd2Yg0TA1ZNQRgX IjsJECJaVQIpKltL GxAVKBZePFsRUQkR aAdMdgAUF1YAAgsB AmAbWlxeU1l7W2Q7 bghPaBtcak9QXgdq T0pMXVMcUQxqeXVg dWQeWhFxcgMIfn1x bQhlWSZZCUV8IVt1 Sh1SCGwHMGF9OjNL BV1YdwJRcQRMLU5E Y1gxNiYHcQ5VPz4z GA41ejw8IwAXBD5U XAwGLVsTRw4TBDkk QAsLGX0yBkwDSG0U FysNDWM6IHE4GWYJ WZ8+ X-Authentic-SMTP: 61633532353630.1038:706 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 Cc: Bitcoin Protocol Discussion Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Drivechain proposal using OP_COUNT_ACKS 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: Sun, 02 Oct 2016 17:34:32 -0000 --mP3DRpeJDSE+ciuQ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sun, Oct 02, 2016 at 02:26:18PM -0300, Sergio Demian Lerner wrote: > I'm not a lawyer, and my knowledge on patents is limited. I guess RSK WILL > endorse DPL or will make the required actions to make sure the things > developed by RSK remain free and open. This was not a priority until now, > but coding was. For me, coding always is the priority. >=20 > I will discuss prioritizing this with the team. Remember it took several > years to BlockStream to decide for DPL and not just publish everything as > they were doing. I suppose the decision it was not a simple one, involving > lawyers advise and all. I guess DPL needs to actually patent the things in > order to open them later, and patenting has a very high cost. >=20 > Give us time to decide which open source strategy is the best and cheaper > for RSK. At this point I can assert that RSK has not filed any patent not > is planing to. This proposal is not encumbered by any patents, and > drivechains is actually not RSK's idea, but Paul Sztorc's. Thanks, please let us all know when this is done so we can continue our collaborations constructively. I'll likewise prioritise my own adoption of the DPL and will announce it on this mailing list. --=20 https://petertodd.org 'peter'[:-1]@petertodd.org --mP3DRpeJDSE+ciuQ Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: Digital signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQEcBAEBCAAGBQJX8UUeAAoJEGOZARBE6K+yS2IH/jj5sTFyXeZORZDfDKjDkBlE zBWeJFCi+ZFUvaEWn6JoExDarsYJGxsQGhB/sh8hm3ZfSm5Pe/EDZXsAbt65oyIu ubzhu16zANpQE/bHhwBgCWzoPWlROrfeCotSxy9RtdoT5NQMoDYZweapng23kigQ 8sUlQzsEcRzMDt+lG9gFmdhwMsUxiiEft4Z47yTY8DcAQw/m3mo6NlyveW9D0QAy Nml1w9loHnm36gxsON2KTO9h7CbBheuMNu6GpWZJ5ZM2w6QHNx+qQ7gTbr+KwaGQ vc2TpN+WnGi8Idw3t9jsvpepQWI/zTtV3C/nYrj1qYQq7yVBnVaV3VvV0a5B/bA= =MFC0 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --mP3DRpeJDSE+ciuQ--