Received: from sog-mx-4.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com ([172.29.43.194] helo=mx.sourceforge.net) by sfs-ml-1.v29.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtp (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1YqQxP-0000vK-JO for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Thu, 07 May 2015 18:55:39 +0000 Received-SPF: pass (sog-mx-4.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com: domain of gmail.com designates 209.85.223.173 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.85.223.173; envelope-from=alex.mizrahi@gmail.com; helo=mail-ie0-f173.google.com; Received: from mail-ie0-f173.google.com ([209.85.223.173]) by sog-mx-4.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtps (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.76) id 1YqQxN-0007uo-Uc for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Thu, 07 May 2015 18:55:39 +0000 Received: by iepj10 with SMTP id j10so43803226iep.0 for ; Thu, 07 May 2015 11:55:32 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.42.105.3 with SMTP id t3mr24406ico.47.1431024932646; Thu, 07 May 2015 11:55:32 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.107.59.68 with HTTP; Thu, 7 May 2015 11:55:32 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <554A91BE.6060105@bluematt.me> <554BA032.4040405@bluematt.me> Date: Thu, 7 May 2015 21:55:32 +0300 Message-ID: From: Alex Mizrahi To: Bitcoin Dev Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=20cf303dd346c697700515827425 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 (alex.mizrahi[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: 1YqQxN-0007uo-Uc Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] Block Size Increase 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: Thu, 07 May 2015 18:55:39 -0000 --20cf303dd346c697700515827425 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Just to add to the noise, did you consider linear growth? Unlike exponential growth, it approximates diminishing returns (i.e. tech advances become slower with time). And unlike single step, it will give people time to adapt to new realities. E.g. 2 MB in 2016, 3 MB in 2017 and so on. So in 20 years we'll get to 20 MB which "ought to be enough for anybody". But if miners will find 20 MB blocks too overwhelming, they can limit it through soft work, based on actual data. --20cf303dd346c697700515827425 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Just to add to the noise, did y= ou consider linear growth?

Unlike exponential growth, it approximates diminishing= returns (i.e. tech advances become slower with time). And unlike single st= ep, it will give people time to adapt to new realities.

E.g. 2 MB in 2016, 3 MB i= n 2017 and so on.=C2=A0
So in 20 years we&#= 39;ll get to 20 MB which "ought to be enough for anybody".
<= div class=3D"gmail_extra">But if miners will find 20 MB blocks too overwhel= ming, they can limit it through soft work, based on actual data.


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