Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org [172.17.192.35]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 9E5E71134 for ; Tue, 1 Sep 2015 02:25:09 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from mail-ig0-f174.google.com (mail-ig0-f174.google.com [209.85.213.174]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 48B04187 for ; Tue, 1 Sep 2015 02:25:09 +0000 (UTC) Received: by igbuu8 with SMTP id uu8so60012291igb.0 for ; Mon, 31 Aug 2015 19:25:08 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=XirHdvv49LjS5butrHFXHfCg+iyUvQaQjFqoT/k2E+A=; b=zYlSg4dkPu0hBqWY+FuRo0L3yJNdaFbD0e891Dm+cbJILUe94iJVC7xflJmK9Mlczb PmgmZHFKgV4WMRsB/Y1dEzi36gMg+2pGBhyykO81BwbJnstFzwAH1HuTQM6asu/gXN1O kYJTpUFej5scDsWufcBqx4Z3kreynHY1SoLoOo6g67j6TAPFwhLfpcZHLeUIet9F6h1k ywZiNbnOa6Uc0EX537nE4pZSuGw3TfBdqKhqxpnOjQuHHChVf7SMsuvijEijvMv3e8ew lYRMuMjHHCWX3BAm5jafww1T8A3LqbsNYLylA4ZSaAZRzMHSP8tEh02VW5qE5rQFf5nT Dtjg== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.50.79.196 with SMTP id l4mr350146igx.48.1441074308712; Mon, 31 Aug 2015 19:25:08 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.107.19.86 with HTTP; Mon, 31 Aug 2015 19:25:08 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <602b978abcedd92fbed85f305d9d7bfe@cock.li> <55E4B8C9.5030606@openbitcoinprivacyproject.org> <5A3D7824-F1E3-421B-A32A-0EF21DD215BD@gmx.com> <55E4E7AA.6010905@sky-ip.org> Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2015 02:25:08 +0000 Message-ID: From: Gregory Maxwell To: Peter R Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.7 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, FREEMAIL_FROM, 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 Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Let's kill Bitcoin Core and allow the green shoots of a garden of new implementations to grow from its fertile ashes 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: Tue, 01 Sep 2015 02:25:09 -0000 On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 2:16 AM, Peter R via bitcoin-dev wrote: > - Bitcoin-B (Blockstream) Blockstream currently has no interest in maintaining a separate implementation of Bitcoin. At this time I believe doing so would have significantly negative value; especially in light of the current climate where people are conflating a tremendously destructive bifurcation of the Bitcoin ledger with mere (and far more boring) alternative implementations.