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Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] User vote in blocksize through fees
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Since you missed it, here is the suggestion again:
http://gtf.org/garzik/bitcoin/BIP100-blocksizechangeproposal.pdf
On Sun, Jun 14, 2015 at 6:06 AM, Mats Henricson <mats@henricson.se> wrote:
> Jeff,
>
> with all due respect, but I've seen you saying this a few times
> now, that this decision is oh so difficult and important.
>
> But this is not helpful. We all know that. Even I.
>
> Make a suggestion, or stay out of the debate!
>
> Mats
>
> On 06/14/2015 07:36 AM, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> > The choice is very real and on-point. What should the block size limit
> > be? Why?
> >
> > There is a large consensus that it needs increasing. To what? By what
> > factor?
> >
> > The size limit literally defines the fee market, the whole damn thing.
> If
> > software high priests choose a size limit of 300k, space is scarce, fee=
s
> > are bid high. If software high priests choose a size limit of 32mb,
> space
> > is plentiful, fees are near zero. Market actors take their signals
> > accordingly. Some business models boom, some business models fail, as =
a
> > direct result of changing this unintentionally-added speedbump.
> Different
> > users value adoption, decentralization etc. differently.
> >
> > The size limit is an economic policy lever that needs to be transitione=
d
> > -away- from software and software developers, to the free market.
> >
> > A simple, e.g. hard fork to 2MB or 4MB does not fix higher level
> governance
> > problems associated with actors lobbying developers, even if a cloister=
ed
> > and vetted Technical Advisory Board as has been proposed.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Jun 14, 2015 at 1:20 AM, Eric Lombrozo <elombrozo@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> I definitely think we need some voting system for metaconsensus=E2=80=
=A6but if
> >> we=E2=80=99re going to seriously consider this we should look at the p=
roblem
> much
> >> more generally. Using false choices doesn=E2=80=99t really help, thoug=
h ;)
> >>
> >> - Eric Lombrozo
> >>
> >>
> >> On Jun 13, 2015, at 10:13 PM, Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@bitpay.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> On Sun, Jun 14, 2015 at 1:08 AM, Eric Lombrozo <elombrozo@gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> 2) BIP100 has direct economic consequences=E2=80=A6and particularly f=
or miners.
> >>> It lends itself to much greater corruptibility.
> >>>
> >>>
> >> What is the alternative? Have a Chief Scientist or Technical Advisory
> >> Board choose what is a proper fee, what is a proper level of
> >> decentralization, a proper growth factor?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Since you missed it, here is the suggestion again:=C2=A0<a=
href=3D"http://gtf.org/garzik/bitcoin/BIP100-blocksizechangeproposal.pdf">=
http://gtf.org/garzik/bitcoin/BIP100-blocksizechangeproposal.pdf</a><div><b=
r></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On =
Sun, Jun 14, 2015 at 6:06 AM, Mats Henricson <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=
=3D"mailto:mats@henricson.se" target=3D"_blank">mats@henricson.se</a>></=
span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8e=
x;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Jeff,<br>
<br>
with all due respect, but I've seen you saying this a few times<br>
now, that this decision is oh so difficult and important.<br>
<br>
But this is not helpful. We all know that. Even I.<br>
<br>
Make a suggestion, or stay out of the debate!<br>
<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br>
Mats<br>
</font></span><div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=3D"h5"><br>
On 06/14/2015 07:36 AM, Jeff Garzik wrote:<br>
> The choice is very real and on-point.=C2=A0 What should the block size=
limit<br>
> be?=C2=A0 Why?<br>
><br>
> There is a large consensus that it needs increasing.=C2=A0 To what?=C2=
=A0 By what<br>
> factor?<br>
><br>
> The size limit literally defines the fee market, the whole damn thing.=
=C2=A0 If<br>
> software high priests choose a size limit of 300k, space is scarce, fe=
es<br>
> are bid high.=C2=A0 If software high priests choose a size limit of 32=
mb, space<br>
> is plentiful, fees are near zero.=C2=A0 Market actors take their signa=
ls<br>
> accordingly.=C2=A0 Some business models boom, some business models fai=
l, as a<br>
> direct result of changing this unintentionally-added speedbump.=C2=A0 =
Different<br>
> users value adoption, decentralization etc. differently.<br>
><br>
> The size limit is an economic policy lever that needs to be transition=
ed<br>
> -away- from software and software developers, to the free market.<br>
><br>
> A simple, e.g. hard fork to 2MB or 4MB does not fix higher level gover=
nance<br>
> problems associated with actors lobbying developers, even if a cloiste=
red<br>
> and vetted Technical Advisory Board as has been proposed.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> On Sun, Jun 14, 2015 at 1:20 AM, Eric Lombrozo <<a href=3D"mailto:e=
lombrozo@gmail.com">elombrozo@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
>> I definitely think we need some voting system for metaconsensus=E2=
=80=A6but if<br>
>> we=E2=80=99re going to seriously consider this we should look at t=
he problem much<br>
>> more generally. Using false choices doesn=E2=80=99t really help, t=
hough ;)<br>
>><br>
>> - Eric Lombrozo<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> On Jun 13, 2015, at 10:13 PM, Jeff Garzik <<a href=3D"mailto:jg=
arzik@bitpay.com">jgarzik@bitpay.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> On Sun, Jun 14, 2015 at 1:08 AM, Eric Lombrozo <<a href=3D"mail=
to:elombrozo@gmail.com">elombrozo@gmail.com</a>><br>
>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>>> 2) BIP100 has direct economic consequences=E2=80=A6and particu=
larly for miners.<br>
>>> It lends itself to much greater corruptibility.<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>> What is the alternative?=C2=A0 Have a Chief Scientist or Technical=
Advisory<br>
>> Board choose what is a proper fee, what is a proper level of<br>
>> decentralization, a proper growth factor?<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
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