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-1.v29.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtp (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1UGafy-0002ab-TF for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 15 Mar 2013 19:52:26 +0000 Received-SPF: pass (sog-mx-2.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com: domain of gmail.com designates 209.85.217.173 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.85.217.173; envelope-from=gmaxwell@gmail.com; helo=mail-lb0-f173.google.com; Received: from mail-lb0-f173.google.com ([209.85.217.173]) by sog-mx-2.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtps (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.76) id 1UGafx-0003GZ-To for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 15 Mar 2013 19:52:26 +0000 Received: by mail-lb0-f173.google.com with SMTP id gf7so3057803lbb.4 for ; Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:52:19 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.112.42.37 with SMTP id k5mr3120966lbl.49.1363377139127; Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:52:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.112.96.164 with HTTP; Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:52:18 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <201303131256.30144.luke@dashjr.org> <201303132106.45334.andyparkins@gmail.com> <201303132114.04596.luke@dashjr.org> <20130313212243.GQ96148@giles.gnomon.org.uk> <20130313213608.GR96148@giles.gnomon.org.uk> <51411744.6010908@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:52:18 -0700 Message-ID: From: Gregory Maxwell To: Benjamin Lindner Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 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 (gmaxwell[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 X-Headers-End: 1UGafx-0003GZ-To Cc: bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] 0.8.1 ideas 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: Fri, 15 Mar 2013 19:52:27 -0000 On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 10:06 AM, Benjamin Lindner wrote: > This. Software behavior which is not described by the source code should = not be considered an integral part of the rule set. > Any influence of external libraries on the consensus mechanism is unaccep= table. No one thinks its controversial to remove it or that it's a good thing to have=E2=80=94 only that its technically somewhat complicated and risky t= o remove it.