Received-SPF: pass (sog-mx-1.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com: domain of bitpay.com
	designates 209.85.218.53 as permitted sender)
	client-ip=209.85.218.53; envelope-from=jgarzik@bitpay.com;
	helo=mail-oi0-f53.google.com; 
MIME-Version: 1.0
In-Reply-To: <0ede5c200ce70e4d92541dd91749b4ea@riseup.net>
References: <55828737.6000007@riseup.net>
	<CANEZrP3M7+BsZKLFZV-0A_fC7NmMGbTDxsx3ywru3dSW78ZskQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<20150618111407.GA6690@amethyst.visucore.com>
	<CAPg+sBj_go==m6-++sA53imYdz4OLH4bkyiuAyEM8YR8CaTd=w@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAJHLa0OKXaUD6MnN4N6RGbNwrXx43jBm9MiELQK6BRw1OL3HNA@mail.gmail.com>
	<0ede5c200ce70e4d92541dd91749b4ea@riseup.net>
From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@bitpay.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2015 09:28:43 -0700
Message-ID: <CAJHLa0NiDamkrbW2TMoTLqMPhzw0LBboNp1+_atBGDYMa135uw@mail.gmail.com>
To: Justus Ranvier <justusranvier@riseup.net>
Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=089e0149ce38417f580518cd4ed2
Cc: Bitcoin Dev <bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net>
Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] Concerns Regarding Threats by a Developer
 to Remove Commit Access from Other Developers
Precedence: list

--089e0149ce38417f580518cd4ed2
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8

On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 9:07 AM, <justusranvier@riseup.net> wrote:

> On 2015-06-18 14:53, Jeff Garzik wrote:
>
>> Consensus changes - worded another way - change Bitcoin's Constitution -
>> The Rules that everyone in the system is -forced- to follow, or be ignored
>> by the system.
>>
>
> Bitcoin does not and can not function as a set of rules imposed by some
> people onto other people.


This is an engineering list.  The quote precisely describes how the bitcoin
consensus system functions.

Users' choice is largely binary:  Follow the rules, or bitcoin software
ignores you.

-- 
Jeff Garzik
Bitcoin core developer and open source evangelist
BitPay, Inc.      https://bitpay.com/

--089e0149ce38417f580518cd4ed2
Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

<div dir=3D"ltr">On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 9:07 AM,  <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a=
 href=3D"mailto:justusranvier@riseup.net" target=3D"_blank">justusranvier@r=
iseup.net</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div class=3D=
"gmail_quote"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;=
border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class=3D"">On 2015-06-18=
 14:53, Jeff Garzik wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Consensus changes - worded another way - change Bitcoin&#39;s Constitution =
-<br>
The Rules that everyone in the system is -forced- to follow, or be ignored<=
br>
by the system.<br>
</blockquote>
<br></span>
Bitcoin does not and can not function as a set of rules imposed by some peo=
ple onto other people.</blockquote><div><br></div><div>This is an engineeri=
ng list.=C2=A0 The quote precisely describes how the bitcoin consensus syst=
em functions.</div><div><br></div><div>Users&#39; choice is largely binary:=
 =C2=A0Follow the rules, or bitcoin software ignores you.</div><div><br></d=
iv></div>-- <br><div class=3D"gmail_signature">Jeff Garzik<br>Bitcoin core =
developer and open source evangelist<br>BitPay, Inc. =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0<a=
 href=3D"https://bitpay.com/" target=3D"_blank">https://bitpay.com/</a></di=
v>
</div></div>

--089e0149ce38417f580518cd4ed2--