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Date: Sat, 22 May 2021 15:55:25 +0100
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That is clearly not true. People entretain making changes to the protocol
all the time. Bitcoin is far from perfect and not improving it would be
stupid in my opinion.
Some improvements require changes to the consensus rules.
Recent changes include relative lock time verify or segwit. These are
important changes that made things like lightning much easier and efficient
than they could possibly be without them.
Taproot, which is a recent proposal, could help simplify the lightning
protocol even further, and make it more efficient and its usage more
private. And there are more use cases.

There have been consensus rule changes since bitcoin started, and with good
reason. As a user, you can always oppose new changes. And if enough users
agree with you, you will be able to maintain your own chain with the old
rules. At the same time, there's nothing you can do to stop other users who
want those changes from coordinating with each other to adopt them.

Perhaps you're interested in bip99, which discusses consensus rule changes
in more detail.


On Sat, May 22, 2021, 13:09 Raystonn . via bitcoin-dev <
bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote:

> Suggestions to make changes to Bitcoin's consensus protocol will only ever
> be entertained if Bitcoin is completely dead without such a change.  Any
> attempt to change consensus protocol without a clear and convincing
> demonstration to the entire network of participants that Bitcoin will die
> without that change is a waste of your own time.  Bitcoin's resistance to
> consensus changes is a feature that makes it resistant to being coopted and
> corrupted.  I recommend developers focus on making improvements that do not
> attempt to change the consensus protocol.  Otherwise, you are simply
> working on an altcoin, which is off-topic here.
>
> Raystonn
>
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<div dir=3D"auto">That is clearly not true. People entretain making changes=
 to the protocol all the time. Bitcoin is far from perfect and not improvin=
g it would be stupid in my opinion.<div dir=3D"auto">Some improvements requ=
ire changes to the consensus rules.</div><div dir=3D"auto">Recent changes i=
nclude relative lock time verify or segwit. These are important changes tha=
t made things like lightning much easier and efficient than they could poss=
ibly be without them.</div><div dir=3D"auto">Taproot, which is a recent pro=
posal, could help simplify the lightning protocol even further, and make it=
 more efficient and its usage more private. And there are more use cases.</=
div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">There have been consensus=
 rule changes since bitcoin started, and with good reason. As a user, you c=
an always oppose new changes. And if enough users agree with you, you will =
be able to maintain your own chain with the old rules. At the same time, th=
ere&#39;s nothing you can do to stop other users who want those changes fro=
m coordinating with each other to adopt them.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></=
div><div dir=3D"auto">Perhaps you&#39;re interested in bip99, which discuss=
es consensus rule changes in more detail.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div>=
<div dir=3D"auto"><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=
=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, May 22, 2021, 13:09 Raystonn . via bi=
tcoin-dev &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org">bitc=
oin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padd=
ing-left:1ex">


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<div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color=
:rgb(0,0,0)">
Suggestions to make changes to Bitcoin&#39;s consensus protocol will only e=
ver be entertained if Bitcoin is completely dead without such a change.=C2=
=A0=C2=A0<span style=3D"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);display:inline!im=
portant">Any attempt to change consensus protocol
 without a clear and convincing demonstration to the entire network of part=
icipants that Bitcoin will die without that change is a waste of your own t=
ime.=C2=A0=C2=A0</span><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,=
Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Bitcoin&#39;s
 resistance to consensus changes is a feature that makes it resistant to be=
ing coopted and corrupted.=C2=A0 I recommend developers focus on making imp=
rovements that do not attempt to change the consensus protocol.=C2=A0 Other=
wise, you are simply working on an altcoin,
 which is off-topic here.</span></div>
<div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color=
:rgb(0,0,0)">
<span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;fo=
nt-size:12pt"><br>
</span></div>
<div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color=
:rgb(0,0,0)">
Raystonn</div>
<div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color=
:rgb(0,0,0)">
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