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 644AF273 for ; Mon, 3 Aug 2015 22:21:33 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from mail-la0-f44.google.com (mail-la0-f44.google.com [209.85.215.44]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 7EFD2159 for ; Mon, 3 Aug 2015 22:21:32 +0000 (UTC) Received: by labsr2 with SMTP id sr2so21150739lab.2 for ; Mon, 03 Aug 2015 15:21:30 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=xKh/cHzGj6rqCNJmV8PSVWfsCzSEZlNawj/Dr/UQD0U=; b=niYJfIGWJaQdLBC2c5MxqEjSkiGQC1Ie0FGEjFtWCfUZSEm33cZ3Q6C2ktdTqdh1mQ vlNkCvZ7xyS596Hg2MyrsDqJ/51Q4hOIh3NZNZ8DlWxXMR4G8BYWwH++NPJWn1XTwvh6 ORVMqfTJwSyRFy3OEyNQ2o8YQEFT2/z33t48eLq2kd6yKSF/3LN87VXZqWIV1hQJotV7 usdeF/kKx2U9r9WzNyf6njZ5iDZHOoaxv4V00LYJAELtpKSNy2BrBFaZ1S1yQAcsIWc7 UndFC1ybrQ0ws54rXrFKZiPOw+R1XTOvyD0mtS9v4YYpYhhdKqSsoIsKK8k7f1NSMNY/ 8/Fw== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.152.22.99 with SMTP id c3mr314339laf.32.1438640490566; Mon, 03 Aug 2015 15:21:30 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.25.143.195 with HTTP; Mon, 3 Aug 2015 15:21:30 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <1438640036.2828.0.camel@auspira.com> References: <1438640036.2828.0.camel@auspira.com> Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2015 18:21:30 -0400 Message-ID: From: Gavin Andresen To: GJB Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=089e0158b6c0665b0d051c6f9709 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, FREEMAIL_FROM, HTML_MESSAGE, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW, URIBL_SBL 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] Eli Dourado on "governance" 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: Mon, 03 Aug 2015 22:21:33 -0000 --089e0158b6c0665b0d051c6f9709 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 6:13 PM, GJB wrote: > Do you mean something like a Foundation? > No, I think one of the fundamental problems with the Foundation is it tries to represent everybody's interests. The interests of exchanges are not necessarily the same as end-users or miners, for example. But it would make sense for exchanges (for example) to get together and come to consensus on whatever issues are important to them, like the recent consensus and then statement from "the Chinese miners" regarding the block size issue. -- -- Gavin Andresen --089e0158b6c0665b0d051c6f9709 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
On M= on, Aug 3, 2015 at 6:13 PM, GJB <balle@auspira.com> wrote:
Do you mean something like a Foundation?

No, I think one of the fundamental problem= s with the Foundation is it tries to represent everybody's interests. T= he interests of exchanges are not necessarily the same as end-users or mine= rs, for example.

But it would make sense for exchanges (for example) to get toget= her and come to consensus on whatever issues are important to them, like th= e recent consensus and then statement from "the Chinese miners" r= egarding the block size issue.

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