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 B5D1394C for ; Wed, 19 Aug 2015 19:58:57 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from mail-lb0-f170.google.com (mail-lb0-f170.google.com [209.85.217.170]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2E9882BF for ; Wed, 19 Aug 2015 19:58:57 +0000 (UTC) Received: by lbbsx3 with SMTP id sx3so10466476lbb.0 for ; Wed, 19 Aug 2015 12:58:55 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=FkHfpkUEHNaLyiVcU3A4vxAHXv6RowYu8SdHDteUlEQ=; b=Y/N9szW/wzgvUKSfAL5Xg0xK39GYcfxLfpYTWdax/iO+7BoHVsYsARFBr4q8iUvT+T yyLQkMSYUtN80VY2yk0ZgVeqDCTKb6bh6MTRSVTukn8l5j1r8uBSyIxI+i6kM7hLow4q mnouBM4APWazP16Ua4yvO1/++c5DGM5YYQL+j4TxcTPbxFLYA2IG2KdRqWsdHM8li5OY f6pT4P2nFFQYrQ7Ls1a445Vnjd7uJB/88f/ry8/ZKJGpDT4h5J8rqoh52pUWxwsxKVyP MbGU3bv+cpx9b21NWFoxlWpqKzAaBNc/Mw64v0xN6qLrq9TORb4NQ1RuA9UXd80VF0xa m8kg== X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQkaYifEMWWjLaQJFwyQVIRZT2g0fkLdqgf0dYNYFHf4Y6dmumMPDsGk8fj6T0uN619ZDseb MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.152.42.170 with SMTP id p10mr10250913lal.39.1440014335423; Wed, 19 Aug 2015 12:58:55 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.25.15.22 with HTTP; Wed, 19 Aug 2015 12:58:55 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <20150819182010.GB12306@muck> <55D4D9C3.5070004@riseup.net> Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2015 21:58:55 +0200 Message-ID: From: =?UTF-8?B?Sm9yZ2UgVGltw7Nu?= To: Eric Lombrozo Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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 Dev Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Bitcoin XT Fork X-BeenThere: bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: Bitcoin Development Discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2015 19:58:57 -0000 On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 9:48 PM, Eric Lombrozo via bitcoin-dev 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]).