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 98798722 for ; Fri, 24 Jul 2015 00:54:04 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from outmail149058.authsmtp.co.uk (outmail149058.authsmtp.co.uk [62.13.149.58]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CFD13147 for ; Fri, 24 Jul 2015 00:54:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-c237.authsmtp.com (mail-c237.authsmtp.com [62.13.128.237]) by punt16.authsmtp.com (8.14.2/8.14.2/) with ESMTP id t6O0s2uO031980; Fri, 24 Jul 2015 01:54:02 +0100 (BST) Received: from [25.247.241.57] ([72.143.231.246]) (authenticated bits=0) by mail.authsmtp.com (8.14.2/8.14.2/) with ESMTP id t6O0rw1x015422 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Fri, 24 Jul 2015 01:54:00 +0100 (BST) In-Reply-To: <4734381C-2000-4D9B-9099-DDE3D38D64A3@me.com> References: <55B113AF.40500@thinlink.com> <6F436293-9E2B-461C-B105-FC4CF9EBFC69@gmail.com> <42BF7FEB-320F-43BE-B3D9-1D76CB8B9975@gmai> <346D4CE0-E00D-4ABB-B131-EFA1416CB20C@me.com> <29363BE6-72A7-4D06-A974-C52BA12FD8BD@gmail.com> <55FFBC8F-A3C9-4109-89C7-AC359FBBD478@me.com> <4734381C-2000-4D9B-9099-DDE3D38D64A3@me.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 From: Peter Todd Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2015 00:53:50 +0000 To: Jean-Paul Kogelman , Jean-Paul Kogelman via bitcoin-dev Message-ID: X-Server-Quench: 79ddf8b4-319e-11e5-9f75-002590a135d3 X-AuthReport-Spam: If SPAM / abuse - report it at: http://www.authsmtp.com/abuse X-AuthRoute: OCd2Yg0TA1ZNQRgX IjsJECJaVQIpKltL GxAVKBZePFsRUQkR aQdMdAYUEkAYAgsB AmMbW1VeVVl7WWE7 bAhPbAFefEhNXhto VE5WRlRXCwQmRRp+ BlxZU1FydgBCenw+ bE9qXj5cVRAuI04v RlNXFGRTeGZhPWUC WRZfch5UcAFPdx8U a1N6AHBDAzANdhEy HhM4ODE3eDlSNhEd aAARJlUTRw4gGSQx DxkEEX0vFFcJDys0 NR89Ql4B X-Authentic-SMTP: 61633532353630.1024:706 X-AuthFastPath: 0 (Was 255) X-AuthSMTP-Origin: 72.143.231.246/465 X-AuthVirus-Status: No virus detected - but ensure you scan with your own anti-virus system. X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,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] Bitcoin Core and hard forks 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, 24 Jul 2015 00:54:04 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 On 23 July 2015 20:49:20 GMT-04:00, Jean-Paul Kogelman via bitcoin-dev wrote: > >And it's obvious how a size cap would interfere with such a QoS scheme. >Miners wouldn't be able to deliver the below guarantees if they have to >start excluding transactions. As mining is a random, poisson process, obviously giving guarantees without a majority of hashing power isn't possible. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQE9BAEBCAAnIBxQZXRlciBUb2RkIDxwZXRlQHBldGVydG9kZC5vcmc+BQJVsYyK AAoJEMCF8hzn9Lnc47AH/28WlecQLb37CiJpcvXO9tC4zqYEodurtB9nBHTSJrug VIEXZW53pSTdd3vv2qpGIlHxuYP8QmDSATztwQLuN6XWEszz7TO8MXBfLxKqZyGu i83WqSGjMAfwqjl0xR1G7PJgt4+E+0vaAFZc98vLCgZnedbiXRVtTGjhofG1jjTc DFMwMZHP0eqWTwtWwqUvnA7PTFHxdqoJruY/t1KceN+JDbBCJWMxBDswU64FXcVH 0ecsk9nhLMyylBX/2v4HjCXyayocH8jQ+FpLSP0xxERyS+f1npFX9cxFMq24uXqn PcnZfLfaSJ6gMbmhbYG5wYDKN3u732j7dLzSJnMW6jk= =LY1+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----