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authorAlex Mizrahi <alex.mizrahi@gmail.com>2017-04-06 20:13:27 +0300
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Re: [bitcoin-dev] BIP proposal: Inhibiting a covert attack on the Bitcoin POW function
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+Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2017 20:13:27 +0300
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+> Ethically, this situation has some similarities to the DAO fork.
+
+
+Much better analogy:
+
+1. An ISV make software which makes use of an undocumented OS feature.
+2. That feature is no longer present in the next OS release.
+3. ISV suffers losses because its software cannot work under new OS, and
+thus people stop buying it.
+
+I think 99% of programmers would agree that this loss was inflicted by a
+bad decision of ISV, and not by OS vendor changing OS internals. Relying on
+undocumented features is something you do on your own risk.
+
+I think it is ethically unambiguous to everyone who isn't on Bitmain's
+payroll.
+
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+<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><br>=
+<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
+x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Ethically, this situation has some similarit=
+ies to the DAO fork.=C2=A0</blockquote><div><br></div><div>Much better anal=
+ogy:</div><div><br></div><div>1. An ISV make software which makes use of an=
+ undocumented OS feature.</div><div>2. That feature is no longer present in=
+ the next OS release.</div><div>3. ISV suffers losses because its software =
+cannot work under new OS, and thus people stop buying it.</div><div><br></d=
+iv><div>I think 99% of programmers would agree that this loss was inflicted=
+ by a bad decision of ISV, and not by OS vendor changing OS internals. Rely=
+ing on undocumented features is something you do on your own risk.</div><di=
+v><br></div><div>I think it is ethically unambiguous to everyone who isn&#3=
+9;t on Bitmain&#39;s payroll.=C2=A0</div></div></div></div>
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