Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org [172.17.192.35]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5CF307AD for ; Thu, 6 Aug 2015 21:56:32 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from outmail149115.authsmtp.co.uk (outmail149115.authsmtp.co.uk [62.13.149.115]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 98EB9132 for ; Thu, 6 Aug 2015 21:56:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-c235.authsmtp.com (mail-c235.authsmtp.com [62.13.128.235]) by punt18.authsmtp.com (8.14.2/8.14.2/) with ESMTP id t76LuSWA088394; Thu, 6 Aug 2015 22:56:28 +0100 (BST) Received: from [25.55.162.194] ([24.114.85.31]) (authenticated bits=0) by mail.authsmtp.com (8.14.2/8.14.2/) with ESMTP id t76LuJVj043437 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Thu, 6 Aug 2015 22:56:24 +0100 (BST) In-Reply-To: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 From: Peter Todd Date: Thu, 06 Aug 2015 21:56:09 +0000 To: Gavin Andresen , Gavin Andresen via bitcoin-dev , Pieter Wuille Message-ID: X-Server-Quench: fca7039e-3c85-11e5-b398-002590a15da7 X-AuthReport-Spam: If SPAM / abuse - report it at: http://www.authsmtp.com/abuse X-AuthRoute: OCd2Yg0TA1ZNQRgX IjsJECJaVQIpKltL GxAVKBZePFsRUQkR bgdMdgQUGUATAgsB AmMbWVZeVVt7W2Q7 aQ5PbARZfEJLQQZr T0xPR01TWkFvB2BE fHhEUh1xcwZBNn90 ZEBnECYIDUN6dk8o X00HHWgbZGY1bX1N U0lQagNUcgZDfk5E bwQuUz1vNG8XDSg5 AwQ0PjZ0MThBHWx/ RgYGLhoJQFQGVjA7 QxQFAjQpEgUZSi4z KRsiLVEdF08Vekoo NkQ9WTp/ X-Authentic-SMTP: 61633532353630.1023:706 X-AuthFastPath: 0 (Was 255) X-AuthSMTP-Origin: 24.114.85.31/465 X-AuthVirus-Status: No virus detected - but ensure you scan with your own anti-virus system. 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 Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Block size following technological growth 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: Thu, 06 Aug 2015 21:56:32 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 On 6 August 2015 10:21:54 GMT-04:00, Gavin Andresen via bitcoin-dev wrote: >On Thu, Aug 6, 2015 at 10:06 AM, Pieter Wuille > >wrote: > >> But you seem to consider that a bad thing. Maybe saying that you're >> claiming that this equals Bitcoin failing is an exaggeration, but you >do >> believe that evolving towards an ecosystem where there is competition >for >> block space is a bad thing, right? >> > >No, competition for block space is good. > >What is bad is artificially limiting or centrally controlling the >supply of >that space. Incidentally, why is that competition good? What specific design goal is that competition achieving? -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQE9BAEBCAAnIBxQZXRlciBUb2RkIDxwZXRlQHBldGVydG9kZC5vcmc+BQJVw9fn AAoJEMCF8hzn9Lnc47AH/idUy2rGlUCBTTU/jDpNjMy5VGYYRawx50lrnGBufvIJ 8ZbFleI+gbnFCaJiaPF9ZN0mTjFWv7YcFzlwoPam11UfhEYI2Cl1aGha+R7g/18t +1256i4Ykg0uEqrX9ITpYyzoBsVMaqsaOGBbJbUUtHoD1V1GCYBYi5JAl1msGjH/ 2o+/Gh7gBB1Ll6SPtgeM1cCudRXA7PJr3WTjkLy8oGKY7lmVsPUfQ7h3OBJMTwa5 B+i1KTpSWdWyciWk0a3z7cxNfaajd7Pj3jZYoeCzKJdZja7lnB7FzUnaPE3y0wse Bby6w48R4VeYsVhM+GolvRDVVSQN9XNfRSiRjuMW4Eg= =wzhz -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----