Received: from sog-mx-2.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com ([172.29.43.192] helo=mx.sourceforge.net) by sfs-ml-3.v29.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtp (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1WmTR3-0000Gq-FS for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 19 May 2014 19:41:21 +0000 Received-SPF: pass (sog-mx-2.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com: domain of gmail.com designates 209.85.213.53 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.85.213.53; envelope-from=gavinandresen@gmail.com; helo=mail-yh0-f53.google.com; Received: from mail-yh0-f53.google.com ([209.85.213.53]) by sog-mx-2.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtps (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.76) id 1WmTR2-0006GB-N6 for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 19 May 2014 19:41:21 +0000 Received: by mail-yh0-f53.google.com with SMTP id i57so7214522yha.26 for ; Mon, 19 May 2014 12:41:15 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.236.170.37 with SMTP id o25mr7471435yhl.145.1400528475147; Mon, 19 May 2014 12:41:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.170.188.77 with HTTP; Mon, 19 May 2014 12:41:15 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 19 May 2014 15:41:15 -0400 Message-ID: From: Gavin Andresen To: Justus Ranvier Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=20cf302ef82a4255e204f9c5f2b9 X-Spam-Score: -0.6 (/) X-Spam-Report: Spam Filtering performed by mx.sourceforge.net. See http://spamassassin.org/tag/ for more details. -1.5 SPF_CHECK_PASS SPF reports sender host as permitted sender for sender-domain 0.0 FREEMAIL_FROM Sender email is commonly abused enduser mail provider (gavinandresen[at]gmail.com) -0.0 SPF_PASS SPF: sender matches SPF record 1.0 HTML_MESSAGE BODY: HTML included in message -0.1 DKIM_VALID_AU Message has a valid DKIM or DK signature from author's domain 0.1 DKIM_SIGNED Message has a DKIM or DK signature, not necessarily valid -0.1 DKIM_VALID Message has at least one valid DKIM or DK signature X-Headers-End: 1WmTR2-0006GB-N6 Cc: Bitcoin Dev Subject: [Bitcoin-development] Working on social contracts (was: Paper Currency) X-BeenThere: bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 19 May 2014 19:41:21 -0000 --20cf302ef82a4255e204f9c5f2b9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 2:20 PM, Justus Ranvier wrote: > > You and Gavin could do a lot better by working on a Bitcoin social > contract - a promise of what features will *never* be added (or taken > away) from Bitcoin, because despite what you say it's not acceptable > to propose anything at all. > Now I'm really confused. Why would Mike or I have the authority to write a "social contract" to promise anything about future-Bitcoin? I thought the only "social contract" was the decentralized one we have already-- if you don't like something about the code, then don't download and run it. Or fork it if you're able. As the person who started this mailing list, I DO feel like I have the authority to enforce a social contract of "no trolling or flaming or name-calling" here. I'd very much like to delegate that authority, though; ideally to some software algorithm that automatically censors topics or people who don't contribute to a productive discussion. PS: speaking of productive discussion... ... please change the Subject line when the topic wanders. -- -- Gavin Andresen --20cf302ef82a4255e204f9c5f2b9 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
On M= on, May 19, 2014 at 2:20 PM, Justus Ranvier <justusranvier@gmail.c= om> wrote:

You and Gavin could do a lot better by working on a Bitcoin social contract - a promise of what features will *never* be added (or taken
away) from Bitcoin, because despite what you say it's not acceptable to propose anything at all.

Now I'm= really confused.

Why would Mike or I have the aut= hority to write a "social contract" to promise anything about fut= ure-Bitcoin?

I thought the only "social contract" was the = decentralized one we have already-- if you don't like something about t= he code, then don't download and run it. Or fork it if you're able.=

As the person who started this mailing list, I DO feel = like I have the authority to enforce a social contract of "no trolling= or flaming or name-calling" here. I'd very much like to delegate = that authority, though; ideally to some software algorithm that automatical= ly censors topics or people who don't contribute to a productive discus= sion.

PS: speaking of productive discussion...=C2=A0
... please change the Subject line when the topic wanders.

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Gavin Andresen

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