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From: Eric Lombrozo <elombrozo@gmail.com>
To: Mike Hearn <hearn@vinumeris.com>
Cc: bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org
Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Bitcoin Core and hard forks
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2015 14:56:50 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAA33663-B688-4D53-8BED-85B4E67EFA0A@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CA+w+GKTfBNsQm0X27+QeMmLvJXuX0H=8+ij_GU6mkGnWn-poZA@mail.gmail.com>


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> On Jul 22, 2015, at 2:43 PM, Mike Hearn via bitcoin-dev <bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Pieter,
> 
> I think a core area of disagreement is this:
> Bitcoin Core is not running the Bitcoin economy, and its developers have no authority to set its rules.
> 
> In fact Bitcoin Core is running the Bitcoin economy, and its developers do have the authority to set its rules. This is enforced by the reality of ~100% market share and limited github commit access.
> 
> You may not like this situation, but it is what it is. By refusing to make a release with different rules, people who disagree are faced with only two options:
> 
> 1. Swallow it even if they hate it
> 2. Fork the project and fork the block chain with it (XT)
> 
> There are no alternatives. People who object to (2) are inherently suggesting (1) is the only acceptable path, which not surprisingly, makes a lot of people very angry.

It would be truly awesome to be able to give people more choice on consensus rules. Unfortunately, cryptoledgers do not fork gracefully (yet). Until we’re able to merge blockchain forks like we’re able to merge git repo forks, the safest option is no fork.

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  reply	other threads:[~2015-07-22 21:56 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 86+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <CAPg+sBgs-ouEMu=LOVCmOyCGwfM1Ygxooz0shyvAuHDGGZYfJw@mail.gmail.com>
2015-07-22 16:52 ` [bitcoin-dev] Bitcoin Core and hard forks Pieter Wuille
2015-07-22 17:18   ` Ross Nicoll
2015-07-22 17:32   ` Milly Bitcoin
2015-07-22 18:45     ` Bryan Cheng
2015-07-22 17:33   ` Jeff Garzik
2015-07-22 18:01     ` Jeff Garzik
2015-07-22 18:03     ` Alex Morcos
2015-07-22 18:24       ` Jeff Garzik
2015-07-23 12:17         ` Jorge Timón
2015-07-23 16:17           ` Tom Harding
2015-07-23 16:28             ` Gavin Andresen
2015-07-23 16:50               ` cipher anthem
2015-07-23 17:14                 ` Robert Learney
2015-07-23 18:21                   ` Eric Lombrozo
2015-07-23 18:47                   ` Jorge Timón
2015-07-23 17:43               ` Eric Lombrozo
2015-07-23 18:10                 ` Jameson Lopp
2015-07-23 19:14                   ` Eric Lombrozo
2015-07-23 19:35                     ` Gavin Andresen
2015-07-23 19:39                       ` Eric Lombrozo
2015-07-23 19:51                       ` Eric Lombrozo
2015-07-23 19:52                     ` Jameson Lopp
2015-07-23 20:26                       ` Jorge Timón
2015-07-23 20:52                         ` Eric Lombrozo
2015-07-23 23:42                           ` Benedict Chan
     [not found]                             ` <42BF7FEB-320F-43BE-B3D9-1D76CB8B9975@gmai>
2015-07-23 23:57                             ` Eric Lombrozo
2015-07-24  0:04                               ` Eric Lombrozo
2015-07-24  0:20                                 ` Simon Liu
2015-07-24  0:22                                 ` Jean-Paul Kogelman
2015-07-24  0:32                                   ` Eric Lombrozo
2015-07-24  0:38                                     ` Eric Lombrozo
2015-07-24  0:45                                     ` Jean-Paul Kogelman
2015-07-24  0:49                                       ` Jean-Paul Kogelman
2015-07-24  0:53                                         ` Peter Todd
2015-07-24  1:03                                           ` Jean-Paul Kogelman
2015-07-24  1:08                                             ` Eric Lombrozo
2015-07-24  1:25                                               ` Jean-Paul Kogelman
2015-07-24  1:28                                                 ` Eric Lombrozo
2015-07-24  1:37                                                   ` Eric Lombrozo
2015-07-24  1:42                                                   ` Jean-Paul Kogelman
2015-07-24  1:55                                                     ` Eric Lombrozo
2015-07-24  2:12                                                       ` [bitcoin-dev] Bitcoin, Perceptions, and Expectations Raystonn .
2015-07-24  8:48                                                         ` Jonas Schnelli
2015-07-24  9:42                                                           ` Jorge Timón
2015-07-24 14:37                                                             ` Vincent Truong
2015-07-25  2:18                                                               ` gb
2015-07-25 11:22                                                                 ` Slurms MacKenzie
2015-07-25 15:04                                                                 ` Thomas Kerin
2015-07-24  0:56                                       ` [bitcoin-dev] Bitcoin Core and hard forks Eric Lombrozo
2015-07-24  1:05                                         ` Jean-Paul Kogelman
2015-07-23 18:12               ` Slurms MacKenzie
2015-07-23 18:57                 ` Mike Hearn
2015-07-23 17:51             ` Jorge Timón
2015-07-24  6:30               ` Tom Harding
2015-07-24  9:24                 ` Jorge Timón
2015-07-24 22:50                   ` Tom Harding
2015-07-28 11:29                     ` Jorge Timón
2015-07-28 11:32                       ` Jorge Timón
2015-07-28 16:44                       ` Tom Harding
2015-07-28 17:33                         ` Jorge Timón
2015-07-22 19:17     ` Eric Lombrozo
2015-07-22 21:43   ` Mike Hearn
2015-07-22 21:56     ` Eric Lombrozo [this message]
2015-07-22 22:01       ` Mike Hearn
2015-07-22 22:09         ` Eric Lombrozo
2015-07-23  1:53         ` Eric Lombrozo
2015-07-22 22:30     ` Jeff Garzik
2015-07-23  0:27   ` Tom Harding
2015-07-23  0:37     ` Eric Lombrozo
2015-07-23  4:40   ` Edmund Edgar
2015-07-27 12:08   ` Peter Todd
2015-07-27 12:44     ` Milly Bitcoin
2015-07-22 22:40 Raystonn
2015-07-22 23:42 ` Cory Fields
2015-07-22 23:53   ` Eric Lombrozo
2015-07-23  0:05     ` Cory Fields
2015-07-23  0:13       ` Eric Lombrozo
2015-07-23  0:34         ` Cory Fields
2015-07-23  0:43           ` Eric Lombrozo
2015-07-23  7:24             ` Ross Nicoll
2015-07-23  0:49         ` Eric Voskuil
2015-07-23 18:12   ` Jorge Timón
     [not found] <BA7ACCE1-81B2-4AC1-B6DD-7A856FD27D52@gmail.com>
2015-07-23  8:24 ` Gareth Williams
2015-07-27 17:05 Alice Larson
2015-07-27 17:22 ` Eric Voskuil
2015-07-28  4:55   ` Wladimir J. van der Laan

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