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 5DFDD21AC for ; Wed, 30 Sep 2015 19:26:58 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from mail-wi0-f175.google.com (mail-wi0-f175.google.com [209.85.212.175]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id CEEF42A7 for ; Wed, 30 Sep 2015 19:26:57 +0000 (UTC) Received: by wiclk2 with SMTP id lk2so1876636wic.0 for ; Wed, 30 Sep 2015 12:26:56 -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=nF9G/6VlUw5NU8hKvLWL62NjGsJsWrn8hwX59DCaPkA=; b=O6Ynjwu5v1gm+Yq+IIyqNJ8sS0JEcjNKMmoF4Q7UsgFFJAB9l4r1JhuJf4IvPeNerU SwUOvrO48MBoDlZ22BHMqXUnAvdZhTUm90D1+JusqE5gv+AF2ocp5Pu1d29x+TM1hwD9 olNw5hN97qs7Naxq+xyym85XKKB2+Q5kA4cZZYTNxpsAsLG1OTg0qd+H9SDZSs44hcpH KiFZtvHwLeo/oPDppwhkAvN8EZoc6YDr4Xb8421eTGScVWlC84AFVE/d39YA1mvR7ZBJ BZrjBWQWAV9JyLQs8dF698jINu8F4Z46FTNVvaoZ42G0p/Hop8jcga8y6lITbtVUv09B djYg== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.180.90.229 with SMTP id bz5mr35613708wib.46.1443641216636; Wed, 30 Sep 2015 12:26:56 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.28.158.9 with HTTP; Wed, 30 Sep 2015 12:26:56 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <20150927185031.GA20599@savin.petertodd.org> Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2015 15:26:56 -0400 Message-ID: From: Jeff Garzik To: Mike Hearn Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=f46d043be276e69f9b0520fbe9a5 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 Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Let's deploy BIP65 CHECKLOCKTIMEVERIFY! 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, 30 Sep 2015 19:26:58 -0000 --f46d043be276e69f9b0520fbe9a5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 1:11 PM, Mike Hearn via bitcoin-dev < bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote: > Several people have asked several times now: given the very real and > widely acknowledged downsides that come with a soft fork, *what* is the > specific benefit to end users of doing them? > Field experience shows it successfully delivers new features to end users without a global software upgrade. --f46d043be276e69f9b0520fbe9a5 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 1:11 PM, Mike Hearn via bitcoin-de= v <bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
Several people have asked several times now: given t= he very real and widely acknowledged downsides that come with a soft fork, = what=C2=A0is the specific benefit to end users of doing them?=C2=A0<= br>

Field experience shows it successfully delivers new feat= ures to end users without a global software upgrade.




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