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Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Bitcoin XT Fork
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On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 9:48 PM, Eric Lombrozo via bitcoin-dev
<bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
> [...]
> core devs=E2=80=9D and relying on the fact that many people out there can=
=E2=80=99t seem to
> tell the difference between a source code fork and a blockchain fork.

And this is precisely why we should make perfectly clear that we're
not against a code fork where Hearn or anyone else acts as a
"benevolent dictator", just against the controversial hardfork it is
attempting to deploy.
Otherwise the PR battle is probably lost (which may mean users sell
all their BTC for XTBTC [or just forget about their BTC and only care
about their XTBTC]).