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Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2013 15:18:06 -0500
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From: Frank F <frankf44@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] Proposal: remove "getwork" RPC from
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This sounds like an ideal compromise.


On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 3:16 PM, Gregory Maxwell <gmaxwell@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 1:09 PM, Frank F <frankf44@gmail.com> wrote:
> > If there are technical problems with getwork, maybe they should be
> addressed
> > and fixed instead of outright abandoned.
>
> They have been, resulting in a replacement called "getblocktemplate"
> which (presumably) almost everyone talking to bitcoin(d|-qt) has been
> using for a long time.
>
> I think removing the ability to mine in the stock package would be
> regrettable, but to be honest we already don't have it for the
> mainnet. I think we should do as Jeff suggests and remove getwork. But
> I think we should also package along a proper getblocktemplate miner
> to remove any doubt that we're providing a full network node here.  (I
> note that the choice of miner is also easy:  Regardless of people's
> preferences which way or another, AFAIK only luke's bfgminer stuff can
> mine directly against bitcoin getblocktemplate with no pool in the
> middle.  It also supports a huge variety of hardware, and a superset
> of our target platforms)
>



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<div dir=3D"ltr">This sounds like an ideal compromise.</div><div class=3D"g=
mail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 3:16=
 PM, Gregory Maxwell <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:gmaxwell@gmail=
.com" target=3D"_blank">gmaxwell@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class=3D"im">On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 1:=
09 PM, Frank F &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:frankf44@gmail.com">frankf44@gmail.com=
</a>&gt; wrote:<br>

&gt; If there are technical problems with getwork, maybe they should be add=
ressed<br>
&gt; and fixed instead of outright abandoned.<br>
<br>
</div>They have been, resulting in a replacement called &quot;getblocktempl=
ate&quot;<br>
which (presumably) almost everyone talking to bitcoin(d|-qt) has been<br>
using for a long time.<br>
<br>
I think removing the ability to mine in the stock package would be<br>
regrettable, but to be honest we already don&#39;t have it for the<br>
mainnet. I think we should do as Jeff suggests and remove getwork. But<br>
I think we should also package along a proper getblocktemplate miner<br>
to remove any doubt that we&#39;re providing a full network node here. =A0(=
I<br>
note that the choice of miner is also easy: =A0Regardless of people&#39;s<b=
r>
preferences which way or another, AFAIK only luke&#39;s bfgminer stuff can<=
br>
mine directly against bitcoin getblocktemplate with no pool in the<br>
middle. =A0It also supports a huge variety of hardware, and a superset<br>
of our target platforms)<br>
</blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div style=
=3D"text-align:left"><b><span style=3D"font-size:xx-large">MONEY IS OVER!</=
span></b></div><div><div style=3D"text-align:left"><span style=3D"font-size=
:x-small">=A0=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =
=A0<a href=3D"http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/" target=3D"_blank">IF YOU WANT=
 IT</a></span></div>
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=3D=3D=3D<br>The causes of my servitude can be traced to the tyranny of mon=
ey.<br>-Serj Tankian</div>
</div>

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