Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org [172.17.192.35]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 7FF3347E for ; Fri, 17 Jul 2015 15:55:21 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from mail-wi0-f180.google.com (mail-wi0-f180.google.com [209.85.212.180]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id ECEFD108 for ; Fri, 17 Jul 2015 15:55:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: by widic2 with SMTP id ic2so42621767wid.0 for ; Fri, 17 Jul 2015 08:55:19 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=OI3K+cQ4czQT85nQBfQuP4VSxdWyEevhmVQYcgtrjhM=; b=addsDcI9ufRtQxYkKs/mJJ7SrBaUu4QEj2IBblPtWgtqBRcisgp8ze33UwfJhyQSBP iAx0YrCz3RcPBFGk7iWivR55VdbNlxpcdiqxzTwkDMu40wLiXuF/uyt+0OS3a6I21r1B +a9DsFpzLZqTlAIzb66XItTaq/bSk2duvlc29nGMpZ35L4ZMTZ4+7IyrJVCNkxARuVTk FdE1X1QzddXckuClD0etwI8hIsoeIHzOlFBRMNq5zZkKjnzQP/UoyaZdCz7F+AfkENt+ VG9v91+4YAZZMiYwalVwW9GFqjPRwjokKhx1IoNAzDGg+JKcKDp2dRqnyJMksSWKBoVX JwTA== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.194.249.100 with SMTP id yt4mr32858862wjc.0.1437148519663; Fri, 17 Jul 2015 08:55:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.28.140.196 with HTTP; Fri, 17 Jul 2015 08:55:19 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2015 11:55:19 -0400 Message-ID: From: Jeff Garzik To: bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a11c28b62010f07051b14373b X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.7 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FROM,HTML_MESSAGE,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW autolearn=ham version=3.3.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on smtp1.linux-foundation.org Subject: [bitcoin-dev] BIP 102 - kick the can down the road to 2MB 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: Fri, 17 Jul 2015 15:55:21 -0000 --001a11c28b62010f07051b14373b Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Opening a mailing list thread on this BIP: BIP PR: https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/pull/173 Code PR: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/6451 The general intent of this BIP is as a minimum viable alternative plan to my preferred proposal (BIP 100). If agreement is not reached on a more comprehensive solution, then this solution is at least available and a known quantity. A good backup plan. Benefits: conservative increase. proves network can upgrade. permits some added growth, while the community & market gathers data on how an increased block size impacts privacy, security, centralization, transaction throughput and other metrics. 2MB seems to be a Least Common Denominator on an increase. Costs: requires a hard fork. requires another hard fork down the road. --001a11c28b62010f07051b14373b Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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BIP PR:=C2=A0https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/pull/173

The general intent of this BIP= is as a minimum viable alternative plan to my preferred proposal (BIP 100)= .

If agreement is not reached on a more comprehens= ive solution, then this solution is at least available and a known quantity= .=C2=A0 A good backup plan.

Benefits: =C2=A0conser= vative increase. =C2=A0proves network can upgrade. =C2=A0permits some added= growth, while the community & market gathers data on how an increased = block size impacts privacy, security, centralization, transaction throughpu= t and other metrics. =C2=A02MB seems to be a Least Common Denominator on an= increase.

Costs: =C2=A0requires a hard fork. =C2= =A0requires another hard fork down the road.


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