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To: bitcoin-dev Thread-Topic: Consensus protocol immutability is a feature Thread-Index: AQHXTpAv6/wYfx0CHEOdYVdnKwLU7g== Date: Fri, 21 May 2021 22:41:30 +0000 Message-ID: Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-incomingtopheadermarker: OriginalChecksum:6A467E6727AA01B025B661050EFAEA76B38C9A2267204C9B7598448418D83FBD; UpperCasedChecksum:D9A1E6C6C2D34C9A43BC528CC0562C1624D34DEC269F69CB8E3E5391C92AE08C; SizeAsReceived:6796; Count:41 x-tmn: [Uqga+ioOJe1wZwJJp0YapbBReOaH4KtL1YlHKIBYUbOsSX8UiI9bhN2PLlW53zeE] x-ms-publictraffictype: Email x-incomingheadercount: 41 x-eopattributedmessage: 0 x-ms-office365-filtering-correlation-id: 41a5bae3-4b34-439f-e0c9-08d91ca9941e x-ms-traffictypediagnostic: BN8NAM04HT193: x-microsoft-antispam: BCL:0; x-microsoft-antispam-message-info: abcfIhePZHxEYeMHLImc3/ZjiWrEBLHnw/XoE3l2idA0cyXUggVlQLoD/tlR85cLk7OTfpBemvJGJkKFHQQSObqobn/KEvtmSgsfJIHlo8xr+EYfAkQ30AQzxjzqPMkiaiRCIb2eIoGZ9IkCrGtp4xpm6t+Xt6sQKLDGPDmgZMIWycSReoD9KG43DQaz4SZts5kxH0pBLmFdaIwV6WrR1F8UQasmwdMcSGW24NLNRISAWQcWpKbMKG0GyPJmAgmkdfWTk/IKbXnLhA5q3IX94d6KlL8/4Nn9fw3Cwx19sHKSVbOYtIw+XwmM6BDC2wFCTSjtllqabKOQVaJCYxxa3QO0lc1LoUUDodGZyp9+4QlCEEBrGrk0fQRVH/iIWyL4nuDOLZELaIroUO5spVvVmw== x-ms-exchange-antispam-messagedata: k58Fre5Toe8MT65p71LTr5946n6uT2Dqou9mzhqxusjEsYvGEDLRqYfoSGT067YJ65ZlYPcuyZB38hkW3NQdmuA0xqFNsA9DLbTo1kEHd8FSp2BUhTsX8m0Qmf5MhhqtrNxE7ozebM9AF08T/IgmlcIxYROdwF87rjuNXs1799qziDJvJQ1CphpbN5W2dJYNqh7+xgeh4kAHSVxQAzU+JQ== x-ms-exchange-transport-forked: True Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_DM6PR02MB6187B30D0941044E24699FF8CD299DM6PR02MB6187namp_" MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginatorOrg: hotmail.com X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-AuthAs: Anonymous X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-AuthSource: BN8NAM04FT066.eop-NAM04.prod.protection.outlook.com X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-RMS-PersistedConsumerOrg: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-Network-Message-Id: 41a5bae3-4b34-439f-e0c9-08d91ca9941e X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-originalarrivaltime: 21 May 2021 22:41:30.9128 (UTC) X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-fromentityheader: Internet X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-id: 84df9e7f-e9f6-40af-b435-aaaaaaaaaaaa X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-rms-persistedconsumerorg: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 X-MS-Exchange-Transport-CrossTenantHeadersStamped: BN8NAM04HT193 X-Mailman-Approved-At: Sat, 22 May 2021 12:09:24 +0000 Subject: [bitcoin-dev] Consensus protocol immutability is a feature X-BeenThere: bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: Bitcoin Protocol Discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 21 May 2021 22:41:33 -0000 --_000_DM6PR02MB6187B30D0941044E24699FF8CD299DM6PR02MB6187namp_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Suggestions to make changes to Bitcoin's consensus protocol will only ever = be entertained if Bitcoin is completely dead without such a change. Any at= tempt to change consensus protocol without a clear and convincing demonstra= tion to the entire network of participants that Bitcoin will die without th= at change is a waste of your own time. Bitcoin's resistance to consensus c= hanges is a feature that makes it resistant to being coopted and corrupted.= I recommend developers focus on making improvements that do not attempt t= o change the consensus protocol. Otherwise, you are simply working on an a= ltcoin, which is off-topic here. Raystonn --_000_DM6PR02MB6187B30D0941044E24699FF8CD299DM6PR02MB6187namp_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Suggestions to make changes to Bitcoin's consensus protocol will only ever = be entertained if Bitcoin is completely dead without such a change. &n= bsp;Any attempt to change consensus protocol without a clear and convincing demonstration to the entire network of part= icipants that Bitcoin will die without that change is a waste of your own t= ime.  Bitcoin's resistance to consensus changes is a feature that makes it resistant to be= ing coopted and corrupted.  I recommend developers focus on making imp= rovements that do not attempt to change the consensus protocol.  Other= wise, you are simply working on an altcoin, which is off-topic here.

Raystonn

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