Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org [172.17.192.35]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1C4BD305 for ; Sun, 28 Jun 2015 15:05:53 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from mail-wg0-f49.google.com (mail-wg0-f49.google.com [74.125.82.49]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B0F86E9 for ; Sun, 28 Jun 2015 15:05:51 +0000 (UTC) Received: by wgqq4 with SMTP id q4so122355664wgq.1 for ; Sun, 28 Jun 2015 08:05:50 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=0ywjylVpI3yvEUzSbcNren9I+bNMWh23ezy4ZYGQ76k=; b=XGi0CsEUPGdNLFV4kgfsxFPB68WI4OtP5aiOJr5h5b2qhaYCf+tFBbLExfdkxBYCCF ixWQiz262EjYMMJv3qTniVmLr6iancNnTZDwQTLkMrbHzIrmmIPCOCfbr4SxBiof2xgX J73ZhY24esGscp5euNd3IuOrTPg+VpdlV80RuY3gDtP9JklsfKjsUIe+NVmoebNmnOhD 42FNKSAFLu/ZtE0mLTwr4SxZBZSd+r0lioK17kOumxWSq9d4mJV8h1muFWpFS1DwICCg uWUrz5em0Y1cTKiiIdVb6nRe6jg4/850JePRaJSG0ZxWUvDT5p8JRZPnK1VUIInfRyzw fOEA== X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQnbP3aNdxO/uvYDKrDYLzI6N2W6DPFPUt59GqmyQwn/PNixWAEcMtven+WSb/Hc86W19kMV MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.180.92.40 with SMTP id cj8mr13475894wib.92.1435503950105; Sun, 28 Jun 2015 08:05:50 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.194.95.168 with HTTP; Sun, 28 Jun 2015 08:05:49 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <20150627074259.GA25420@amethyst.visucore.com> <20150627095501.C59B541A40@smtp.hushmail.com> <20150627100400.GC25420@amethyst.visucore.com> <20150627102912.06E2641A3E@smtp.hushmail.com> <20150627121016.2360041A3E@smtp.hushmail.com> Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2015 17:05:49 +0200 Message-ID: From: =?UTF-8?B?Sm9yZ2UgVGltw7Nu?= To: Ivan Brightly Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW, URIBL_BLACK autolearn=no version=3.3.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on smtp1.linux-foundation.org Cc: bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] The need for larger blocks 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: Sun, 28 Jun 2015 15:05:53 -0000 On Sun, Jun 28, 2015 at 3:51 PM, Ivan Brightly wrote: > On Sun, Jun 28, 2015 at 8:13 AM, Jorge Tim=C3=B3n wrot= e: >> >> >> No, this is very important. The majority has no right to dictate on >> the minority. > > > While an interesting philosophical question, I don't think that this is > accurate. First off, bitcoin doesn't imbue any 'rights' on individuals -= it > provides the choice of participating or not, nothing more. I think you're not contradicting me: ff there's not rights built into the system, the majority has no "right to dictate" anything.