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On Sun, Dec 20, 2015 at 12:21 PM, joe2015--- via bitcoin-dev <
bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote:

> Remember this is proposed as an alternative to hardforks, which is also a
> "nuclear option".  Hardforks carry significant risks such as permanently
> splitting Bitcoin into two chains if global consensus is never reached.  A
> (generalized) softfork avoids this problem.


Current hard fork implementations include / will include miner lock-in,
just like any soft fork.  They will not activate if global consensus is not
reached.

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<div dir=3D"ltr">On Sun, Dec 20, 2015 at 12:21 PM, joe2015--- via bitcoin-d=
ev <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundatio=
n.org" target=3D"_blank">bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org</a>&gt;</spa=
n> wrote:<br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><blockqu=
ote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc s=
olid;padding-left:1ex">Remember this is proposed as an alternative to hardf=
orks, which is also a &quot;nuclear option&quot;.=C2=A0 Hardforks carry sig=
nificant risks such as permanently splitting Bitcoin into two chains if glo=
bal consensus is never reached.=C2=A0 A (generalized) softfork avoids this =
problem.</blockquote><div><br></div><div>Current hard fork implementations =
include / will include miner lock-in, just like any soft fork.=C2=A0 They w=
ill not activate if global consensus is not reached.</div><div><br></div><d=
iv><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div>

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