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Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2015 18:42:05 +0800
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From: Pindar Wong <pindar.wong@gmail.com>
To: Mike Hearn <mike@plan99.net>
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Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] Fwd: Block Size Increase Requirements
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On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 6:13 PM, Mike Hearn <mike@plan99.net> wrote:

> Whilst it would be nice if miners in China can carry on forever regardless
> of their internet situation, nobody has any inherent "right" to mine if
> they can't do the job - if miners in China can't get the trivial amounts of
> bandwidth required through their firewall and end up being outcompeted then
> OK, too bad, we'll have to carry on without them.
>

I'd rather think of mining as a responsibility than a right per se, but
you're right in so far as it's competitive and self-correcting.


>
> But I'm not sure why it should be a big deal. They can always run a node
> on a server in Taiwan and connect the hardware to it via a VPN or so.
>
>
 Let's agree to disagree on this point.

p.

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quo=
te">On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 6:13 PM, Mike Hearn <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a hre=
f=3D"mailto:mike@plan99.net" target=3D"_blank">mike@plan99.net</a>&gt;</spa=
n> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;b=
order-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"=
gmail_extra">Whilst it would be nice if miners in China can carry on foreve=
r regardless of their internet situation, nobody has any inherent &quot;rig=
ht&quot; to mine if they can&#39;t do the job - if miners in China can&#39;=
t get the trivial amounts of bandwidth required through their firewall and =
end up being outcompeted then OK, too bad, we&#39;ll have to carry on witho=
ut them.</div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I&#39;d rather think o=
f mining as a responsibility than a right per se, but you&#39;re right in s=
o far as it&#39;s competitive and self-correcting. <br></div><div>=C2=A0<br=
></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-=
left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_=
extra"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra">But I&#39;m not sure why it sho=
uld be a big deal. They can always run a node on a server in Taiwan and con=
nect the hardware to it via a VPN or so.</div></div>
<br></blockquote><div><br>=C2=A0Let&#39;s agree to disagree on this point.<=
br><br></div><div>p.<br><br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">--------=
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