Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org [172.17.192.35]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id CAE344D3 for ; Sat, 15 Aug 2015 20:47:06 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from mail-io0-f181.google.com (mail-io0-f181.google.com [209.85.223.181]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 639E31C6 for ; Sat, 15 Aug 2015 20:47:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: by iodv127 with SMTP id v127so100010775iod.3 for ; Sat, 15 Aug 2015 13:47:05 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=BBcK5wdG8owAQhNpOc7B8Pdszsy6abpaHfI0RcLSSC4=; b=ffnB2Wm/felAeSb526E0f+4iDhrDqS0qKPA/j8r1rdebPupQMDUBAEXCeCQQZ9AgpB 7ej5dPpDRkH7ilNBVYpqCH/JSdd3CQocQxE2ogYLq15ifLa9mAsfp6mNgTXGLTd4qYJa Xdm0Uxx3tfWLfiYVWwgoGRyNUlBeBb7k7dVbqSarZi3u8NzqMKgQ+RcBcaXVgSg0jhZV LYp6MZRXikMTdTxo5SnBCvqsTcgGRH9GVvXItJ+onzrVTj1ovS8mAaBnKht9i+jcnJqd qJxaDDFOuxRReTVe/BmLFCKPPwtjy30dLiZi3Zbe5DBlQN4FNrwEN5hHy1qSylBPcV3v Iygw== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.107.7.168 with SMTP id g40mr11212932ioi.28.1439671625908; Sat, 15 Aug 2015 13:47:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.36.91.135 with HTTP; Sat, 15 Aug 2015 13:47:05 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <55CFA2E0.9040301@bitcoins.info> References: <55CF871E.9050500@sky-ip.org> <55CFA2E0.9040301@bitcoins.info> Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2015 15:47:05 -0500 Message-ID: From: Bryan Bishop To: Milly Bitcoin , Bryan Bishop Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a113f2784db09cb051d5fab0b X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.7 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FROM,HTML_MESSAGE,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW autolearn=ham version=3.3.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on smtp1.linux-foundation.org Cc: Bitcoin Dev Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Bitcoin XT 0.11A X-BeenThere: bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: Bitcoin Development Discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2015 20:47:06 -0000 --001a113f2784db09cb051d5fab0b Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 On Sat, Aug 15, 2015 at 3:36 PM, Milly Bitcoin via bitcoin-dev < bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote: > These are the people who used to run around saying that Bitcoin > development is "decentralized" because anyone can fork the code and now > many of the same people claim a fork will destroy everything. You may be misremembering; nobody has ever disagreed that you can fork a source code repository. Perhaps you are thinking instead about the concerns regarding "asymmetric" rule incompatibilities? - Bryan http://heybryan.org/ 1 512 203 0507 --001a113f2784db09cb051d5fab0b Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
On S= at, Aug 15, 2015 at 3:36 PM, Milly Bitcoin via bitcoin-dev <bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
These are the people who used to run around saying= that Bitcoin development is "decentralized" because anyone can f= ork the code and now many of the same people claim a fork will destroy ever= ything.

You may be misremembering; nobody has ever di= sagreed that you can fork a source code repository. Perhaps you are thinkin= g instead about the concerns regarding "asymmetric" rule incompat= ibilities?

-= Bryan
http://heybrya= n.org/
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