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 87CFF83D for ; Fri, 26 Jun 2015 17:55:30 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from mail-la0-f52.google.com (mail-la0-f52.google.com [209.85.215.52]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id ECD037C for ; Fri, 26 Jun 2015 17:55:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: by laar3 with SMTP id r3so6231798laa.0 for ; Fri, 26 Jun 2015 10:55:28 -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=rSIfJ4rA2W8N/Lnj29XHED4tcz4kUjzCIW3lPCjQbl0=; b=VKK3H4FS0/o2kp+5wLiO25xxqZeNLqtrWhNQSzfDu7Pt7nub+31LJi1QmPAAa0XFwy vyajoIhrd8WMqJae2wZai15651Wgq6whDeM33KbYLXmlZXVknJvh0970jkHHickrTPDn 4zBrgPQ4lOMLoV6PQ+rAPMZLE8BcgFG4KWBA8oVM2HNkIVDPGUe1Wjb6fjk/d+o1cp48 VtGHE7uKYKazx3/ZEE8Gz3pP7cWQ3P39Cyl5Q3wtBgaUjefyTVlCjPw5YA+ywn2SP29Z Y0WGHBsdCtWQrmWbWnonDiAo7wj9bhprssDw6RLWmyJXaarIi9ySFe6/VcMdXmFEPIKI M7Dw== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.112.155.103 with SMTP id vv7mr2608996lbb.75.1435341328296; Fri, 26 Jun 2015 10:55:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.25.90.75 with HTTP; Fri, 26 Jun 2015 10:55:28 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <558D8616.7080204@thinlink.com> References: <558D71EF.1060603@thinlink.com> <558D7C39.6010603@mail.bihthai.net> <558D8616.7080204@thinlink.com> Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2015 13:55:28 -0400 Message-ID: From: Gavin Andresen To: Tom Harding Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=089e01160c0e01323f05196f7235 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.7 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FROM,HTML_MESSAGE,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@lists.linuxfoundation.org Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] The need for larger blocks 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: Fri, 26 Jun 2015 17:55:30 -0000 --089e01160c0e01323f05196f7235 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 I completely agree with Pieter: usage will grow to fill whatever maximum block size the miners decide to allow (or whatever maximum block size is imposed by minimum transaction fees or a hard cap on block size). I am not scared by increased usage, though: more usage and adoption means more investment, more smart engineers, and more people with incentives to solve whatever scaling problems crop up. All of that makes Bitcoin stronger. And I don't feel like this process has been hurried: I've been working on this (thinking, testing, simulating, talking, writing code, talking to key people and companies) almost exclusively since late last year. In my humble opinion, BIP 101 is a good compromise between "no limit, let the miners decide" and "lower the max size so a raspberry pi running on a 56K modem can be a full node." -- -- Gavin Andresen --089e01160c0e01323f05196f7235 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I completely agree with Pieter: usage will grow to fill wh= atever maximum block size the miners decide to allow (or whatever maximum b= lock size is imposed by minimum transaction fees or a hard cap on block siz= e).

I am not scared by increased usage, though: more usa= ge and adoption means more investment, more smart engineers, and more peopl= e with incentives to solve whatever scaling problems crop up. All of that m= akes Bitcoin stronger.

And I don't feel like t= his process has been hurried: I've been working on this (thinking, test= ing, simulating, talking, writing code, talking to key people and companies= ) almost exclusively since late last year. In my humble opinion, BIP 101 is= a good compromise between "no limit, let the miners decide" and = "lower the max size so a raspberry pi running on a 56K modem can be a = full node."


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