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| author | Gregory Maxwell <gmaxwell@gmail.com> | 2014-04-01 12:07:05 -0700 |
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| committer | bitcoindev <bitcoindev@gnusha.org> | 2014-04-01 19:07:13 +0000 |
| commit | 036982ed206b3019cf523746b22daf733c463225 (patch) | |
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Re: [Bitcoin-development] Finite monetary supply for Bitcoin
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diff --git a/ab/529ce28adcd0f95c781958f93f84f57f96836d b/ab/529ce28adcd0f95c781958f93f84f57f96836d new file mode 100644 index 000000000..6c4c491c7 --- /dev/null +++ b/ab/529ce28adcd0f95c781958f93f84f57f96836d @@ -0,0 +1,80 @@ +Received: from sog-mx-2.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com ([172.29.43.192] + helo=mx.sourceforge.net) + by sfs-ml-2.v29.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtp (Exim 4.76) + (envelope-from <gmaxwell@gmail.com>) id 1WV41h-0003MC-GG + for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; + Tue, 01 Apr 2014 19:07:13 +0000 +Received-SPF: pass (sog-mx-2.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com: domain of gmail.com + designates 209.85.215.44 as permitted sender) + client-ip=209.85.215.44; envelope-from=gmaxwell@gmail.com; + helo=mail-la0-f44.google.com; +Received: from mail-la0-f44.google.com ([209.85.215.44]) + by sog-mx-2.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtps (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) + (Exim 4.76) id 1WV41g-0006Jf-5q + for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; + Tue, 01 Apr 2014 19:07:13 +0000 +Received: by mail-la0-f44.google.com with SMTP id c6so1116496lan.17 + for <bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net>; + Tue, 01 Apr 2014 12:07:05 -0700 (PDT) +MIME-Version: 1.0 +X-Received: by 10.152.37.99 with SMTP id x3mr23528348laj.7.1396379225442; Tue, + 01 Apr 2014 12:07:05 -0700 (PDT) +Received: by 10.112.89.68 with HTTP; Tue, 1 Apr 2014 12:07:05 -0700 (PDT) +In-Reply-To: <CAPg+sBh1_mYH4JNv1xTFnLsoC=qzmgi0QaLAyd7YeQ=wZQBDSQ@mail.gmail.com> +References: <CAPg+sBh1_mYH4JNv1xTFnLsoC=qzmgi0QaLAyd7YeQ=wZQBDSQ@mail.gmail.com> +Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2014 12:07:05 -0700 +Message-ID: <CAAS2fgT_n-WAHLDRn8TqKB=gsj4bZeRgRAtZiUcKmPFew4MwBg@mail.gmail.com> +From: Gregory Maxwell <gmaxwell@gmail.com> +To: Pieter Wuille <pieter.wuille@gmail.com> +Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 +X-Spam-Score: -1.6 (-) +X-Spam-Report: Spam Filtering performed by mx.sourceforge.net. + See http://spamassassin.org/tag/ for more details. + -1.5 SPF_CHECK_PASS SPF reports sender host as permitted sender for + sender-domain + 0.0 FREEMAIL_FROM Sender email is commonly abused enduser mail provider + (gmaxwell[at]gmail.com) + -0.0 SPF_PASS SPF: sender matches SPF record + -0.1 DKIM_VALID_AU Message has a valid DKIM or DK signature from + author's domain + 0.1 DKIM_SIGNED Message has a DKIM or DK signature, + not necessarily valid + -0.1 DKIM_VALID Message has at least one valid DKIM or DK signature +X-Headers-End: 1WV41g-0006Jf-5q +Cc: Bitcoin Dev <bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net> +Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] Finite monetary supply for Bitcoin +X-BeenThere: bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net +X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 +Precedence: list +List-Id: <bitcoin-development.lists.sourceforge.net> +List-Unsubscribe: <https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development>, + <mailto:bitcoin-development-request@lists.sourceforge.net?subject=unsubscribe> +List-Archive: <http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=bitcoin-development> +List-Post: <mailto:bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net> +List-Help: <mailto:bitcoin-development-request@lists.sourceforge.net?subject=help> +List-Subscribe: <https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development>, + <mailto:bitcoin-development-request@lists.sourceforge.net?subject=subscribe> +X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2014 19:07:13 -0000 + +On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 12:00 PM, Pieter Wuille <pieter.wuille@gmail.com> wrote: +> Hi all, +> I understand this is a controversial proposal, but bear with me please. +> I believe we cannot accept the current subsidy schedule anymore, so I +> wrote a small draft BIP with a proposal to turn Bitcoin into a +> limited-supply currency. Dogecoin has already shown how easy such +> changes are, so I consider this a worthwhile idea to be explored. +> +> The text can be found here: https://gist.github.com/sipa/9920696 + +A minor nitpick: It is well known that the Bitcoin core developers +are some of the most active TypeScript coders around, +E.g. http://osrc.dfm.io/sipa and http://osrc.dfm.io/gavinandresen + +But I think this is an important step forward: Seminal alternative +crypto-currencies such as SolidCoin showed us that economic parameters +can be freely changed at any time, for any (or no) reason at all; and +so we should take this opportunity to demonstrate our commitment to +adopting innovative features like non-inflation regardless of their +origins in other crypto-currencies. + + |