Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org [172.17.192.35]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3F30C85 for ; Tue, 17 Nov 2015 13:54:23 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from wp059.webpack.hosteurope.de (wp059.webpack.hosteurope.de [80.237.132.66]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D3771174 for ; Tue, 17 Nov 2015 13:54:22 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [81.0.112.130] (helo=[192.168.0.106]); authenticated by wp059.webpack.hosteurope.de running ExIM with esmtpsa (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) id 1ZygiC-0007NZ-LZ; Tue, 17 Nov 2015 14:54:20 +0100 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 8.2 \(2104\)) Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="Apple-Mail=_94BB5F36-AF50-42D0-B7A9-AF83B077F96B"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=pgp-sha512 X-Pgp-Agent: GPGMail 2.5.2 From: Tamas Blummer In-Reply-To: Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2015 14:54:19 +0100 Message-Id: <0BABD098-33AB-4638-928B-F2D189FA2F8A@bitsofproof.com> References: <5631C363.5060705@neomailbox.net> <201510290803.52734.luke@dashjr.org> <5632DE33.7030600@bitcartel.com> <3CB90C47-293E-4C18-A381-E5203483D68F@gmx.com> <571D9B7F-077D-4B80-B577-1C18FF2ECF31@gmx.com> <6DAD1D38-A156-4507-B506-BF66F26E6594@gmx.com> <13D7C936-4D2E-4BAC-AC61-3DA80581C946@gmx.com> <2C8EBBD8-51B7-4F47-AFFA-3870DBD6C4EA@gmx.com> To: Peter R , Peter R via bitcoin-dev X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.2104) X-bounce-key: webpack.hosteurope.de; tamas@bitsofproof.com; 1447768462; 2dff86ca; X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,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: Gregory Maxwell , telemaco Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] [patch] Switching Bitcoin Core to sqlite db 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: Tue, 17 Nov 2015 13:54:23 -0000 --Apple-Mail=_94BB5F36-AF50-42D0-B7A9-AF83B077F96B Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Isolating storage from the rest of consensus code is technically = desirable, but implementations using different storage will be unlikely = bug-for-bug compatible, hence able to split the network. Such split was disastrous on the network level if partitions were of = comparable magnitude - as was the case in the March 2013 fork between = versions of Bitcoin Core. This means high level implementation diversity was great, provided we = would get there without blowing up the network on the way from = monoculture to true decentralization of code. Libconsensus is immensely valuable to get diversity, as it makes = alternate implementations bug-for-bug compatible for a big part of the = consensus code. Tamas Blummer --Apple-Mail=_94BB5F36-AF50-42D0-B7A9-AF83B077F96B Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=signature.asc Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: Message signed with OpenPGP using GPGMail -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: GPGTools - https://gpgtools.org iQEcBAEBCgAGBQJWSzGLAAoJEPZykcUXcTkclhYH/AqBUDxBfNK5YoEY5axzc1Zk nTqDMz4SanKwhhzl/UoAYyXzO0HSic8qeBmugxLScn1ytgMgAE7lFCP32VLChhCI oQUUNvTQf4CEXwsCSrHfMjz94nj60+DG74a/lbfTsPRqcRQU4pmE/M8mxfyMWXpc nwDjcDk5xzUxZYG+ffvP5MY2DthhA3YTRepyfqH3KyVovBT+gP8aLZ6ckkbWuzWC ALI+TX4J5zlLB067WPcrSGZYfkyLRMh1E0jHq8saahafpSV69lLm29HwV84W837g d8/qRx/BhY2fsLLmRyUulpMMLt5CkGGKOCEq2g5h7KUIczOHO395ZV0mDzGbeXY= =awwM -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Apple-Mail=_94BB5F36-AF50-42D0-B7A9-AF83B077F96B--