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It sounds like folks think testnet is useful enough to continue maintaining=
.
I think it's a fair point that testnet should strive to be as similar to
mainnet as possible. If we fix the difficulty reset edge case then that
will arguably make testnet EVEN MORE like mainnet by removing the "block
storm" phenomenon.
Changing the supply schedule is an interesting proposal, though I'd counter
that fixing the difficulty reset will naturally make the supply schedule
more evenly distributed over time, plus we can hopefully move toward
resetting the network before long. I'd be slightly worried about changing
consensus rules on testnet that deviate significantly from mainnet because
I bet there are plenty of systems running that validate that rule or make
assumptions that it's the same as mainnet, and deploying such a change
could cause far more grief for the developer ecosystem.
On Sun, Mar 31, 2024 at 5:29=E2=80=AFPM Peter Todd <pete@petertodd.org> wro=
te:
> On Sun, Mar 31, 2024 at 06:01:51PM -0300, Nagaev Boris wrote:
> > > If we fix the difficulty reset bug, we might as well also fix the coi=
n
> supply
> > > issue: get rid of the halving for testnet and just make every block
> create new
> > > coins.
> >
> > If such a change is made, then such a network won't be suitable to
> > test halvings and software behaviour related to halvings.
>
> I don't think that's very important. That's a very small part of what
> testnet
> is used for, and nothing stops people from using, say, regtest for that
> kind of
> testing. We already changed important consensus code around difficulty wi=
th
> testnet-specific behavior.
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">It sounds like folks think testnet is useful enough to con=
tinue maintaining.<div><br></div><div>I think it's a fair point that te=
stnet should strive to be as similar to mainnet as possible. If we fix the =
difficulty reset edge case then that will arguably make testnet EVEN MORE l=
ike mainnet by removing the "block storm" phenomenon.</div><div><=
br></div><div>Changing the supply schedule is an interesting proposal, thou=
gh I'd counter that fixing the difficulty reset will naturally make the=
supply schedule more evenly distributed over time, plus we can hopefully m=
ove toward resetting the network before long. I'd be slightly worried a=
bout changing consensus rules on testnet that deviate significantly from ma=
innet because I bet there are plenty of systems running that validate that =
rule or make assumptions that it's the same as mainnet, and deploying s=
uch a change could cause far more grief for the developer ecosystem.</div><=
/div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">O=
n Sun, Mar 31, 2024 at 5:29=E2=80=AFPM Peter Todd <<a href=3D"mailto:pet=
e@petertodd.org">pete@petertodd.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote cla=
ss=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid =
rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On Sun, Mar 31, 2024 at 06:01:51PM -0300=
, Nagaev Boris wrote:<br>
> > If we fix the difficulty reset bug, we might as well also fix the=
coin supply<br>
> > issue: get rid of the halving for testnet and just make every blo=
ck create new<br>
> > coins.<br>
> <br>
> If such a change is made, then such a network won't be suitable to=
<br>
> test halvings and software behaviour related to halvings.<br>
<br>
I don't think that's very important. That's a very small part o=
f what testnet<br>
is used for, and nothing stops people from using, say, regtest for that kin=
d of<br>
testing. We already changed important consensus code around difficulty with=
<br>
testnet-specific behavior.<br>
<br>
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