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 3D7D9CFB for ; Thu, 27 Aug 2015 18:55:01 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from mail-oi0-f50.google.com (mail-oi0-f50.google.com [209.85.218.50]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id CD937183 for ; Thu, 27 Aug 2015 18:55:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: by oigm66 with SMTP id m66so11816828oig.0 for ; Thu, 27 Aug 2015 11:55:00 -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=/NmEHYyKeQE45ZZt0xzLUxk7KTf1blAKlJFrQXMHVpE=; b=M3N3s+bnW+iXKfbvJ9TkX1dNVlGvVzDcxzORHsZVeG+C+422JfeXx+GiRILew/LJOD V4Pvd+qrF5Xtw5lhUa58kCkU2E7R13IRHqdrQFYJc9vcqj0TUFV5JLiU2XqeX3EHZyQc uX+JT1SGxo2kgOfMqhALP12sWvL0ngHeK/f5WNvdUAGzKsxQa0Dl/NFo3TBc3HkImjaj yg2ycjpvOtq8wzQmE2zepX0RUTslkgghR/NRdbl1va71ED0Z7OZ8mTik/V0N+BBhzWjA vizZjzj6S+42ZijeQox34QYDJkb8GYB+Sm7vQuarB+fV5gu3ZiwLUNucK59Iqn/1RxWn VWfg== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.202.3.10 with SMTP id 10mr3296793oid.127.1440701700229; Thu, 27 Aug 2015 11:55:00 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.76.178.200 with HTTP; Thu, 27 Aug 2015 11:55:00 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.76.178.200 with HTTP; Thu, 27 Aug 2015 11:55:00 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2015 14:55:00 -0400 Message-ID: From: Oliver Petruzel To: prabhat Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a113ba17a11d19c051e4f8185 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] BIPS proposal for implementing AML-KYC in bitcoin 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: Thu, 27 Aug 2015 18:55:01 -0000 --001a113ba17a11d19c051e4f8185 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 >>>But money is attached to life and not liberty I can't truly express in this email exactly how much I personally disagree with that statement/belief because I don't think the dev mailing list is the appropriate forum for such philosophical discussions. I will say this, though: I think you've missed much of the point of Bitcoin -- which "monetary or economic liberty" might perfectly describe -- and, I sincerely hope that proposals such as yours never gain ANY traction in this community. As far as I'm concerned, your ideas are the antithesis of this entire experiment. I'd be glad to have this discussion over a beer and hookah any time, but I won't take up any more space or time with it here. Oliver PS: sorry everyone! I just couldn't let this one go without comment... I'll go back to my usual lurking and learning now. :) --001a113ba17a11d19c051e4f8185 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

>>>But money is attached to life and not liberty

I can't truly express in this email exactly how much I p= ersonally disagree with that statement/belief because I don't think the= dev mailing list is the appropriate forum for such philosophical discussio= ns.

I will say this, though: I think you've missed much of t= he point of Bitcoin -- which "monetary or economic liberty" might= perfectly describe -- and, I sincerely hope that proposals such as yours n= ever gain ANY traction in this community.

As far as I'm concerned, your ideas are the antithesis o= f this entire experiment.

I'd be glad to have this discussion over a beer and hook= ah any time, but I won't take up any more space or time with it here.

Oliver

PS: sorry everyone! I just couldn't let this one go with= out comment... I'll go back to my usual lurking and learning now. :) --001a113ba17a11d19c051e4f8185--