Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org [172.17.192.35]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 6F16C941 for ; Wed, 29 Mar 2017 16:18:29 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from mail-wr0-f180.google.com (mail-wr0-f180.google.com [209.85.128.180]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id EB88016F for ; Wed, 29 Mar 2017 16:18:28 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-wr0-f180.google.com with SMTP id k6so15972716wre.2 for ; Wed, 29 Mar 2017 09:18:28 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=hUTJkItByyg/Y2DWFSv6xUHV3SUxes0cd8a+izKj4g4=; b=Zj64VN1BZymeelbfDVMPuokA06R7CuLtKqb1Uxjqf6Ly4DNHzTbgFBg56x/bZX6rxe AHuTauqAnAN49/HVbxWBy9d7plYnSG2nnB9WIRcA21ySelYyEkPOoBqBV58qZKrkNGdl qfzBdlsXCqOtb6QvUjt1fKjp4ewq6d4Kmi1xMefSWXeUlrr9XrAyWhnxuNZyIDFtzoRf lPsdZdpCMcBJd2wQv8TheR/850SurKqvucjL7ITjtW+uMyUSGo7gJEJrV0SROEK5o+Kv t/gK/DCTHetXkDmKt5XdjSon/+HA4rgUXdZsC7cbxsbhZFqJ+AtCOAmA0ywobujOvond tuTA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=hUTJkItByyg/Y2DWFSv6xUHV3SUxes0cd8a+izKj4g4=; b=DoVb8/KvAgM7bHAp8fRBfoJynxYHj6uLeEVHlrGbk/HNjkYREVMzaZim7xXK9y3TUQ gAMmDRZXSNuOpbJ364w+mHAEF4Yi43iI8JnzXwYzccQIxc/jHmlFv2QRt1kqzHqfNyvJ sokasQv9Z8jbSXH2tDGOohlF96EYZIU8ucGJVK1n2mogyCsdXl212y0C8S2+yvpG/STO ldT2dtHHoCcKXVyCmJl97R4smMDmF8nyekxq0iYjn0+2KMaSE+ou/B73hBB8NjdKGqe8 ss/dEdpAUb3TNucPep7MtoXomXETwiT1SX4lF5co3Ig6Mb4eBvOFsCETB4Bh4Ay4qtkj UNCA== X-Gm-Message-State: AFeK/H0+wnTgf1shAhyflyk/Q/X5zxJRiQ9/hDyMOQUkwjX3oQ+nmLZim2KCAlInv7xoVhZXsjO1imI2gXwLlw== X-Received: by 10.28.151.211 with SMTP id z202mr2066124wmd.88.1490804307449; Wed, 29 Mar 2017 09:18:27 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.28.55.9 with HTTP; Wed, 29 Mar 2017 09:18:26 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.28.55.9 with HTTP; Wed, 29 Mar 2017 09:18:26 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: From: David Vorick Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2017 12:18:26 -0400 Message-ID: To: Aymeric Vitte Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a114538b02ce54d054be0ede8 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.5 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, FREEMAIL_FROM, HTML_MESSAGE, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE, RCVD_IN_SORBS_SPAM autolearn=no 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] Hard fork proposal from last week's meeting X-BeenThere: bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: Bitcoin Protocol Discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2017 16:18:29 -0000 --001a114538b02ce54d054be0ede8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Perhaps you are fortunate to have a home computer that has more than a single 512GB SSD. Lots of consumer hardware has that little storage. Throw on top of it standard consumer usage, and you're often left with less than 200 GB of free space. Bitcoin consumes more than half of that, which feels very expensive, especially if it motivates you to buy another drive. I have talked to several people who cite this as the primary reason that they are reluctant to join the full node club. --001a114538b02ce54d054be0ede8 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Perhaps you are fortunate= to have a home computer that has more than a single 512GB SSD. Lots of con= sumer hardware has that little storage. Throw on top of it standard consume= r usage, and you're often left with less than 200 GB of free space. Bit= coin consumes more than half of that, which feels very expensive, especiall= y if it motivates you to buy another drive.

I hav= e talked to several people who cite this as the primary reason that they ar= e reluctant to join the full node club.
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