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 1E15B256 for ; Wed, 11 May 2016 14:19:15 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from mail-io0-f181.google.com (mail-io0-f181.google.com [209.85.223.181]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B68C790 for ; Wed, 11 May 2016 14:19:14 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-io0-f181.google.com with SMTP id f89so55819791ioi.0 for ; Wed, 11 May 2016 07:19:14 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=IdEAojT8T4dgkq+EfPsZx8Xw57w9dPVcQVaCRxdCXcw=; b=ixeQIyJGF7QmJ2o0oH25QBx72zsAApHkUbChckkDZr/ZZ1bHNExt9A92xAIHr9SlQZ cLaKdJVIVs1fytoUnSbn1ww0v9qjYIh4MXNQ7QRuQoh4K8rjkPs5k9ekOf4C976VomK5 7MjPc1IgAFPxPemnykN3HbeIJsv4ly5kN97t1d6MQELmGLRSuxvqOEHou15heRgflkrZ jabHGXP3WM2Nu7LNtPiAabc0gZlDZgNA0cQisHN+JQLruyqq/xeQhIJhVRYTBKLe41WU JIyp/kqqOT5G4M4WJPGxrJUshNrxJbTAcUruyj2zt07GeVjEkpue64TENb2zr/J8MfED RzQg== 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:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=IdEAojT8T4dgkq+EfPsZx8Xw57w9dPVcQVaCRxdCXcw=; b=HZ3BsT0huib/Bjs6Gb3Agkw/hm2R/XdpApZF5ZDmAG54c8uI8EUB9dAzMNbRiLwduG TcH6mVDM8xz/nArA+rB2TGHhHT6Vg/lARBYlYCKU6OFRsvl4WYk9f2EFHgiq6rxiqi7b Z2DxZa8WXPz3hc5sZnrn/paUX3TnhEdKaj3o8vKDYuTTQWAwxJRtYGK8hFduc2lNqfc0 3FwemOhGUCDAf4lOohA2Swrtt0e/865O8L8AuNz9IrkusOzx69D2h/1Ya0FtdI6tlUEr sX9bWyVslruIQzNs5QVvY0YTjgQCHwrHgjcbtSYkPtzl9vCBV2Bgwik8c4ZfJl2FS2v7 +HEg== X-Gm-Message-State: AOPr4FVbFx20yWBnm56QLh1GF3neSTOvcJOlRV+YRrsqA+0zHOEP4w5/s8yd5c9R9lhwFxL/xZ19MCHcyY5WLA== X-Received: by 10.36.11.84 with SMTP id 81mr4957204itd.76.1462976354105; Wed, 11 May 2016 07:19:14 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.107.142.69 with HTTP; Wed, 11 May 2016 07:18:34 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <20160510185728.GA1149@fedora-21-dvm> From: Sergio Demian Lerner Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 11:18:34 -0300 Message-ID: To: Bitcoin Protocol Discussion Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a1140c338e6be98053291b910 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 Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Making AsicBoost irrelevant X-BeenThere: bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: Bitcoin Protocol Discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 14:19:15 -0000 --001a1140c338e6be98053291b910 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Jorge Tim=C3=B3n said.. > What do you mean by "embrace" in the context of a patented optimization that one miner can prevent the rest from using? Everyone seems to assume that one ASIC manufacturer will get the advantage of AsicBoost while others won't. If a patent license is non-exclusive, then all can. --001a1140c338e6be98053291b910 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Jorge Tim=C3=B3n said..
> What do you mean by "= embrace" in the context of a patented optimization that one miner can = prevent the rest from using?

Everyone seems to assume that one ASIC = manufacturer will get the advantage of AsicBoost while others won't. If= a patent license is non-exclusive, then all can.
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