Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org [172.17.192.35]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 498E9F8D for ; Mon, 21 Dec 2015 04:23:34 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from s47.web-hosting.com (s47.web-hosting.com [199.188.200.16]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id CA37FE0 for ; Mon, 21 Dec 2015 04:23:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([::1]:55154 helo=server47.web-hosting.com) by server47.web-hosting.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.85) (envelope-from ) id 1aAs0S-000xm6-Bj; Sun, 20 Dec 2015 23:23:32 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2015 23:23:32 -0500 From: jl2012 To: joe2015@openmailbox.org In-Reply-To: <1bf64a5b514d57ca37744ae5f5238149@openmailbox.org> References: <1bf64a5b514d57ca37744ae5f5238149@openmailbox.org> Message-ID: X-Sender: jl2012@xbt.hk User-Agent: Roundcube Webmail/1.0.5 X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - server47.web-hosting.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - lists.linuxfoundation.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - xbt.hk X-Get-Message-Sender-Via: server47.web-hosting.com: authenticated_id: jl2012@xbt.hk X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: X-From-Rewrite: unmodified, already matched X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,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 Cc: bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Increasing the blocksize as a (generalized) softfork. 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: Mon, 21 Dec 2015 04:23:34 -0000 I proposed something very similar 2 years ago: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=283746.0 This is an interesting academic idea. But the way you implement it will immediately kill all existing full and SPV nodes (not really dead, rather like zombie as they can't send and receive any tx). joe2015--- via bitcoin-dev 於 2015-12-20 05:56 寫到: > This is a draft. > > --joe > > Introduction > ============ > > It is generally assumed that increasing the blocksize limit requires a > hardfork. Instead we show that a increasing the limit can be achieved > using a > "generalized" softfork. Like standard softforks, generalized softforks > need a > mere miner majority (>50% hashpower) rather than global consensus. >