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authorMustafa Al-Bassam <mus@musalbas.com>2016-04-05 00:01:43 +0100
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Re: [bitcoin-dev] AsicBoost
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+Alternatively scenario: it will cause a sudden increase of Bitcoin mines
+in countries where the algorithm is not patented, possibly causing a
+geographical decentralization of miners from countries that already have
+a lot of miners like China (if it is patented in China).
+
+On 01/04/16 10:00, Peter Todd via bitcoin-dev wrote:
+> On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 09:41:40PM -0700, Timo Hanke via bitcoin-dev wr=
+ote:
+>> Hi.
+>>
+>> I'd like to announce a white paper that describes a very new and
+>> significant algorithmic improvement to the Bitcoin mining process whic=
+h has
+>> never been discussed in public before. The white paper can be found he=
+re:
+>>
+>> http://www.math.rwth-aachen.de/~Timo.Hanke/AsicBoostWhitepaperrev5.pdf=
+
+> What steps are you going to take to make sure that this improvement is
+> available to all ASIC designers/mfgs on a equal opportunity basis?
+>
+> The fact that you've chosen to patent this improvement could be a
+> centralization concern depending on the licensing model used. For examp=
+le, one
+> could imagine a licensing model that gave one manufacture exclusive rig=
+hts.
+>
+>
+>
+> _______________________________________________
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+> https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bitcoin-dev
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+ Alternatively scenario: it will cause a sudden increase of Bitcoin
+ mines in countries where the algorithm is not patented, possibly
+ causing a geographical decentralization of miners from countries
+ that already have a lot of miners like China (if it is patented in
+ China).<br>
+ <br>
+ <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 01/04/16 10:00, Peter Todd via
+ bitcoin-dev wrote:<br>
+ </div>
+ <blockquote cite="mid:20160401090050.GA24677@savin.petertodd.org"
+ type="cite">
+ <pre wrap="">On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 09:41:40PM -0700, Timo Hanke via bitcoin-dev wrote:
+</pre>
+ <blockquote type="cite">
+ <pre wrap="">Hi.
+
+I'd like to announce a white paper that describes a very new and
+significant algorithmic improvement to the Bitcoin mining process which has
+never been discussed in public before. The white paper can be found here:
+
+<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.math.rwth-aachen.de/~Timo.Hanke/AsicBoostWhitepaperrev5.pdf">http://www.math.rwth-aachen.de/~Timo.Hanke/AsicBoostWhitepaperrev5.pdf</a>
+</pre>
+ </blockquote>
+ <pre wrap="">
+What steps are you going to take to make sure that this improvement is
+available to all ASIC designers/mfgs on a equal opportunity basis?
+
+The fact that you've chosen to patent this improvement could be a
+centralization concern depending on the licensing model used. For example, one
+could imagine a licensing model that gave one manufacture exclusive rights.
+
+</pre>
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