Return-Path: Received: from smtp4.osuosl.org (smtp4.osuosl.org [140.211.166.137]) by lists.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3A14DC002F for ; Sun, 23 Jan 2022 02:44:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp4.osuosl.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 138F640871 for ; Sun, 23 Jan 2022 02:44:50 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at osuosl.org X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -2.098 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.098 tagged_above=-999 required=5 tests=[BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, HTML_MESSAGE=0.001, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001] autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no Authentication-Results: smtp4.osuosl.org (amavisd-new); dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=gmail.com Received: from smtp4.osuosl.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp4.osuosl.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id WUGkrRs_qn9r for ; Sun, 23 Jan 2022 02:44:49 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.8.0 Received: from mail-pf1-x431.google.com (mail-pf1-x431.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::431]) by smtp4.osuosl.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id F34EA40282 for ; Sun, 23 Jan 2022 02:44:48 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-pf1-x431.google.com with SMTP id u10so7994814pfg.10 for ; Sat, 22 Jan 2022 18:44:48 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20210112; h=mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=1gezFKOxqvLvId3yRcocdpEwFabqe+Nt8qpvJH22aAg=; b=FDpiLa7UwteQXt1WMvCaxOzpTrq/OiPn4FoEPX0HBcb2drhiR33MOrkwgkxJBBQAUL JZoIYGwwiKEP1dhfTvlyBzvj1XtHfx1ShSxpD4tR/nYFDxCXT7aH+sMNVzcevQOr4k2F YszJdsKYuv4Ht7qO0TDtNbXBGvT7cvjVRt08yukz97QSPz/6/gQZfB+BxTUALmSBvQ8W +7byLVnol7d7VRcJN/QpEilIk1M3JQ8+B6QdW8inZEqLIAboImjLSZmVkT6N/KF3/ggg TDBiuMUyGoKnH20lyySmzGf2rCZ+g0etUv1emSgcCsPDom3P+DOflLBcP2pTvulv4OlY hPkQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20210112; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=1gezFKOxqvLvId3yRcocdpEwFabqe+Nt8qpvJH22aAg=; b=6TGIccIzs8D5sEvXtcxaDcJ/vi9L6f0STwGvdTLWjhb7ttqod0YSAszYoGcLHwKPT8 ZbwDvAE7umM6e7MgGOinMIoyeu30zq/AgBYTp2phg5qkfcpqbnbmbWPVmKLVusvJaDqM cTm3RZOe6prHwAV2hzYuGO19I/RHyW6iWbBmTEgah9xbMkilAjfbkcnCD/4Nz8ijuV7o SSsyAJwNIT0yyLXDLCw/+i6W0rXg1KoaFnKnM34Blo0DJy0vxYwa9TY2ZCtcnavuJp2c X2rrR1dmV3XDagoU883d/OFqZS71ury+Eewsq4mD+PgBQmU3Hnwywi10yCwmMnMNFgY+ hI4A== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM530Gq1ynVvvRA9boefXMfAjQoJe36nfJHF7mljIbRPFzShcv3MR8 HN+zVRTAA7XeEgF9370RTBkKXY6481PK/9qDGXrD8Zfk3Dc= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJyxElHvs3la+spg78jlkWKWTKWXmQhp1WLzYql462L0icaKPTwre5EkBBxcPFm7glflfXkHaKVlo9lzmjAm+SA= X-Received: by 2002:a63:e408:: with SMTP id a8mr7509622pgi.412.1642905888260; Sat, 22 Jan 2022 18:44:48 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 From: James Lu Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2022 21:44:14 -0500 Message-ID: To: Bitcoin Protocol Discussion Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000de888305d636d59f" X-Mailman-Approved-At: Sun, 23 Jan 2022 10:08:52 +0000 Subject: [bitcoin-dev] Renaming full nodes 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: Sun, 23 Jan 2022 02:44:50 -0000 --000000000000de888305d636d59f Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Much of the confusion around the Bitcoin protocol is the concept that mining nodes 'control' the network. I suggest renaming full nodes- to something like "validator node" to emphasize that full nodes check if blocks are valid. Then we could say: "Bitcoin is decentralized because anyone can run a validator node, even on a low-end laptop." --000000000000de888305d636d59f Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Much of the confusion aro= und the Bitcoin protocol is the concept that mining nodes 'control'= the network.

I suggest renaming full nodes- to something like "= validator node" to emphasize that full nodes check if blocks are valid= .

Then we could say:

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"Bitcoin is decentralized because any= one can run a validator node, even on a low-end laptop."
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