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From: Eric Lombrozo <elombrozo@gmail.com>
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Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2015 16:57:02 -0700
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To: Benedict Chan <bencxr@fragnetics.com>
Cc: bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org
Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Bitcoin Core and hard forks
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> On Jul 23, 2015, at 4:42 PM, Benedict Chan <bencxr@fragnetics.com> =
wrote:
>=20
> Scaling the network will come in the form of a combination of many
> optimizations. Just because we do not know for sure how to eventually
> serve 7 billion people does not mean we should make decisions on
> global validation that impact our ability to serve the current set of
> users.

Agreed. But I believe the economic and security arguments I gave =
regarding fees and incentives still hold and are largely separate from =
the scalability issue. Please correct me if I overlooked something.


> Also, blocking a change because it's "more important to address issues
> such as..." other improvements will further slow down the discussion.
> I believe an increase will not prevent the development of other
> improvements that we need - in contrast, the sooner we can get over
> the limit (which, as you agree, needs to be changed at some point),
> the sooner we can get back to work.

An increase in block size at this time will exacerbate security concerns =
around nodes relying on other nodes to validate (particularly miners and =
wallets). It=E2=80=99s not really a matter of having limited developer =
resources that need to be budgeted, as you seem to suggest.

Regarding developments on properly handling fees, there must exist the =
economic need for it before there=E2=80=99s an earnest effort to solve =
it. Increasing the block size right now will, in all likelihood, delay =
this effort. I=E2=80=99d much prefer to first let the fee market evolve =
because it=E2=80=99s a crucial component to the protocol=E2=80=99s =
design and its security model=E2=80=A6and so we can get a better sense =
for fee economics. Then we might be able to figure out better approaches =
to block size changes in the future that makes sense =
economically=E2=80=A6perhaps with mechanisms that can dynamically adjust =
it to reflect resource availability and network load.

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class=3D""><br class=3D""><div><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">On Jul 23, 2015, at 4:42 PM, Benedict Chan &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:bencxr@fragnetics.com" =
class=3D"">bencxr@fragnetics.com</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br =
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text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: =
0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; display: inline =
!important;" class=3D"">Scaling the network will come in the form of a =
combination of many</span><br style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; =
font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: =
normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; =
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normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: =
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font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; =
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widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: =
none; display: inline !important;" class=3D"">optimizations. Just =
because we do not know for sure how to eventually</span><br =
style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; =
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!important;" class=3D"">serve 7 billion people does not mean we should =
make decisions on</span><br style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: =
12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; =
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class=3D""><span style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; =
font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; =
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widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: =
none; display: inline !important;" class=3D"">global validation that =
impact our ability to serve the current set of</span><br =
style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; =
font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; =
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!important;" class=3D"">users.</span><br style=3D"font-family: =
Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; =
font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; =
orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: =
none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; =
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=3D""></div></blockquote><div><br =
class=3D""></div>Agreed. But I believe the economic and security =
arguments I gave regarding fees and incentives still hold and are =
largely separate from the scalability issue. Please correct me if I =
overlooked something.</div><div><div><br class=3D""></div><br =
class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D""><span =
style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; =
font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; =
line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; =
text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: =
0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; display: inline =
!important;" class=3D"">Also, blocking a change because it's "more =
important to address issues</span><br style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; =
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normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; =
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start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; =
widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: =
none; display: inline !important;" class=3D"">such as..." other =
improvements will further slow down the discussion.</span><br =
style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; =
font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; =
line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; =
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!important;" class=3D"">I believe an increase will not prevent the =
development of other</span><br style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; =
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normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; =
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0px;" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; =
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none; display: inline !important;" class=3D"">improvements that we need =
- in contrast, the sooner we can get over</span><br style=3D"font-family: =
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!important;" class=3D"">the limit (which, as you agree, needs to be =
changed at some point),</span><br style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; =
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to work.</span><br style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; =
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class=3D""></div></blockquote></div><br class=3D""><div class=3D"">An =
increase in block size at this time will exacerbate security concerns =
around nodes relying on other nodes to validate (particularly miners and =
wallets). It=E2=80=99s not really a matter of having limited developer =
resources that need to be budgeted, as you seem to suggest.</div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Regarding developments =
on properly handling fees, there must exist the economic need for it =
before there=E2=80=99s an earnest effort to solve it. Increasing the =
block size right now will, in all likelihood, delay this effort. I=E2=80=99=
d much prefer to first let the fee market evolve because it=E2=80=99s a =
crucial component to the protocol=E2=80=99s design and its security =
model=E2=80=A6and so we can get a better sense for fee economics. Then =
we might be able to figure out better approaches to block size changes =
in the future that makes sense economically=E2=80=A6perhaps with =
mechanisms that can dynamically adjust it to reflect resource =
availability and network load.</div></body></html>=

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