From: Tom Zander <tomz@freedommail.ch>
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Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2017 11:02:51 +0200
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Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Updating the Scaling Roadmap
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On Tuesday, 11 July 2017 23:11:38 CEST Gregory Maxwell via bitcoin-dev=20
wrote:
> I think it's great that people want to experiment with things like
> drivechains/sidechains and what not, but their security model is very
> distinct from Bitcoin's and, given the current highly centralized
> mining ecosystem, arguably not very good.  So positioning them as a
> major solution for the Bitcoin project is the wrong way to go. Instead
> we should support people trying cool stuff, at their own risk.
>
> So, given that although the vast majority of the things in the document
> are things I've been supporting for months (Please see Note 1 way down
> at the bottom) I cannot support your document.

I=E2=80=9Dm thinking along the same lines, a industry wide roadmap makes ve=
ry little=20
sense.

Much like in Linux we have a lot of smaller groups doing their own thing,=20
all working for the good of Linux as they see it, and implicitly, as they=20
use it.
I think its safe to say that Linus would not want any say over the roadmap=
=20
of Intel or Google or any other particpant in the Linux space.

I am in agreement with Gregory that we should reject a Bitcoin-wide scaling=
=20
roadmap.

I do suggest that smalle groups publish their individual roadmaps, show wha=
t=20
they are planning to work on in a place that people will find it (a website=
,=20
not a mailinglist archive).

Those individual roadmaps then show what that group will work on, which=20
helps their communication. It helps people talking about Bitcoin to the=20
general public as well, and it helps people understand whom they would like=
=20
to support financially or otherwise.
=2D-=20
Tom Zander
Blog: https://zander.github.io
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