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From: Peter R <peter_r@gmx.com>
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Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2015 20:20:33 -0700
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To: Tom Harding <tomh@thinlink.com>
Cc: bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org
Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] This thread is not about the soft/hard fork
	technical debate
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> On Oct 5, 2015, at 6:37 PM, Tom Harding via bitcoin-dev =
<bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
>=20
> On 10/5/2015 1:56 PM, Gregory Maxwell via bitcoin-dev wrote:
>> In this case, I don't even believe we have any regulator contributors
>> that disagree.
>=20
> Since Gavin Andresen chose you to be one of 4 people who decides whose
> contributions are accepted to the Core project, shouldn't you recuse
> yourself from referencing "regular contributor" as some kind of bar to
> an opinion being worthy?
>=20
> You don't want to be accused of squelching a person's opinions by
> nacking or sitting on commits, then turning around and branding those
> opinions as worthless because they are not from a "regular =
contributor."
> Do you?

Great point, Tom!=20

In fact, you=E2=80=99ve just explained the dynamics that create =
=E2=80=9Ccentralizing pressure=E2=80=9D in regards to development:  If =
the weight of a person=E2=80=99s opinion is proportional to how many =
commits that person has made, and if the probability of getting a commit =
pulled is proportional to the weight of that person=E2=80=99s opinion, =
well=E2=80=A6I=E2=80=99m pretty sure this results in a differential =
equation that has a solution that results in ever-increasing centralized =
control of the code base. =20

I believe we should work to deprecate the idea that Core is somehow the =
=E2=80=9Ccore of Bitcoin," in favour of multiple competing =
implementations. XT and btcd are two working examples of this idea.  =
Let=E2=80=99s make it easier for the community to determine the =
evolution of Bitcoin by making it easier for the community to express =
their vote based on the code we choose to run. =20

Best regards,
Peter=