From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from sog-mx-2.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com ([172.29.43.192] helo=mx.sourceforge.net) by sfs-ml-2.v29.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtp (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1UcvPJ-0002C7-NA for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Thu, 16 May 2013 10:27:33 +0000 Received-SPF: pass (sog-mx-2.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com: domain of gmail.com designates 209.85.214.43 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.85.214.43; envelope-from=ayeowch@gmail.com; helo=mail-bk0-f43.google.com; Received: from mail-bk0-f43.google.com ([209.85.214.43]) by sog-mx-2.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtps (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.76) id 1UcvPI-0005bR-Pm for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Thu, 16 May 2013 10:27:33 +0000 Received: by mail-bk0-f43.google.com with SMTP id jm19so1595130bkc.30 for ; Thu, 16 May 2013 03:27:26 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.205.115.73 with SMTP id fd9mr12610991bkc.58.1368700046302; Thu, 16 May 2013 03:27:26 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.204.203.15 with HTTP; Thu, 16 May 2013 03:27:26 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20130516100206.82680@gmx.com> References: <20130516100206.82680@gmx.com> Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 20:27:26 +1000 Message-ID: From: Addy Yeow To: bitcoingrant@gmx.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Score: -1.6 (-) X-Spam-Report: Spam Filtering performed by mx.sourceforge.net. See http://spamassassin.org/tag/ for more details. -1.5 SPF_CHECK_PASS SPF reports sender host as permitted sender for sender-domain 0.0 FREEMAIL_FROM Sender email is commonly abused enduser mail provider (ayeowch[at]gmail.com) -0.0 SPF_PASS SPF: sender matches SPF record -0.1 DKIM_VALID_AU Message has a valid DKIM or DK signature from author's domain 0.1 DKIM_SIGNED Message has a DKIM or DK signature, not necessarily valid -0.1 DKIM_VALID Message has at least one valid DKIM or DK signature 0.0 LOTS_OF_MONEY Huge... sums of money X-Headers-End: 1UcvPI-0005bR-Pm Cc: bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] Modularizing Bitcoin X-BeenThere: bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 10:27:33 -0000 > Such developments would significantly strengthen the system. Modularizati= on would make cancer attacks less likely and increase the node count, which= , currently, is fairly low. Do we know for certain or at least a rough figure of the node count in the network? On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 8:02 PM, wrote: > One of the primary upcoming priorities for bitcoin=92s infrastructure, be= yond > the bloom filter, will be the continued modularization of the system. > > Here at the Bitcoin Grant, we would like to jump start this development w= ith > a financial incentive and initiate an ongoing conversation on how we can > work together towards developing a smarter, more efficient system of > tomorrow, today. > > Up for grabs: 500 bitcoins or $500,000; whichever is greater. > > Taking on a project of this scope is a highly intensive, technical > undertaking and we believe excellent developers should be compensated as > such, especially when it comes to open source projects. > > One of the main goals will be to separate the wallet from the node, as we > have already done with mining. This way, the wallet, which will only hold > private keys and create transactions, would pass transactions directly to= a > relay node, based on the bloom filter. Meanwhile, the block node will > maintain the block chain and validate and relay new blocks. > > Such developments would significantly strengthen the system. Modularizati= on > would make cancer attacks less likely and increase the node count, which, > currently, is fairly low. > > This is by no means is a feature request, merely ideas as to initiate a > discussion. We welcome any feedback or suggestions. And of course, let us > know if you would like to contribute to this project by submiting a grant > proposal. > > http://bitcoingrant.org > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- > AlienVault Unified Security Management (USM) platform delivers complete > security visibility with the essential security capabilities. Easily and > efficiently configure, manage, and operate all of your security controls > from a single console and one unified framework. Download a free trial. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/alienvault_d2d > _______________________________________________ > Bitcoin-development mailing list > Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development >