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On 16 August 2015 at 15:49, Mike Hearn via bitcoin-dev <
bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
> Sorry you feel that way. I devoted a big part of the article to trying to
> fairly represent the top 3 arguments made, but ultimately I can't link to=
a
> clear statement of what Bitcoin Core thinks because there isn't one. Some
> people think the block size should increase, but not now, or not by much.
> Others think it should stay at 1mb forever, others think everyone should
> migrate to Lightning, people who are actually *implementing* Lightning
> think it's not a replacement for an increase ..... I think one or two
> people even suggested shrinking the block size!
>
=E2=80=8BThat's been really unclear to me. Personally, I'd love to see a vo=
te from
the core and XT developers on:
- what should the block size soft limit be in 12 months (min and max)
- what should the block size hard limit be in 12 months (min and max)
- at what rate should the hard limit grow over the next 10 years=E2=80=8B =
(min and
max)
- what mechanism should be used to update the soft limit
(manual code change, time based, blockchain history, something else)
=E2=80=8B - what me=E2=80=8Bchanism should be used to update the hard limit
(hard fork code change, time based, blockchain history, something else)
Bonus:
=E2=80=8B - what should the
=E2=80=8Btransaction =E2=80=8B
fee level be in 12 months (after the reward halves)?=E2=80=8B
- what's a good measure of "(de)centralisation" and what value should
everyone aim for in 12 months?
As an interested newbie, I can't actually tell what most people think the
answers to most of those questions are. FWIW, mine would be:
- soft limit in 12 months: 1MB-4MB
- hard limit in 12 months: 2MB-20MB
- hard limit grows at 17-40% a year (and should be >4x average txn volume)
- update the soft limit by code changes or blockchain history
- update the hardlimit by (1) fee level, (2) miner vote, (3) hard coded
time updates at a conservative (low) rate, (4) hard fork every couple of
years
- transaction fees should in 12months should be lower per kB than today's
defaults, say 20%-50% of today's defaults in USD
- number of bitcoin nodes, should be 20% higher in 12 months than it is no=
w
=E2=80=8BCheers,
aj
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:monospac=
e"><span style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif">On 16 August 2015 at 15:49,=
Mike Hearn via bitcoin-dev </span><span dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family:a=
rial,sans-serif"><<a href=3D"mailto:bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.or=
g" target=3D"_blank">bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org</a>></span><s=
pan style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif"> wrote:</span><br></div><div cla=
ss=3D"gmail_extra"><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_qu=
ote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex=
"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Sorry you feel that way. I devoted a big part of th=
e article to trying to fairly represent the top 3 arguments made, but ultim=
ately I can't link to a clear statement of what Bitcoin Core thinks bec=
ause there isn't one. Some people think the block size should increase,=
but not now, or not by much. Others think it should stay at 1mb forever, o=
thers think everyone should migrate to Lightning, people who are actually <=
i>implementing</i>=C2=A0Lightning think it's not a replacement for an i=
ncrease ..... I think one or two people even suggested shrinking the block =
size!</div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><div class=3D"gmail_defau=
lt" style=3D"font-family:monospace">=E2=80=8BThat's been really unclear=
to me. Personally, I'd love to see a vote from the core and XT develop=
ers on:</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:monospace"><=
br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:monospace">=C2=
=A0- what should the block size soft limit be in 12 months (min and max)</d=
iv><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:monospace">=C2=A0- wha=
t should the block size hard limit be in 12 months (min and max)</div><div =
class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:monospace"><br></div><div clas=
s=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:monospace">=C2=A0- at what rate sh=
ould the hard limit grow over the next 10 years=E2=80=8B (min and max)</div=
><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:monospace"><br></div><di=
v class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:monospace">=C2=A0- what mech=
anism should be used to update the soft limit</div><div class=3D"gmail_defa=
ult" style=3D"font-family:monospace">=C2=A0 =C2=A0(manual code change, time=
based, blockchain history, something else)</div><div class=3D"gmail_defaul=
t" style=3D"font-family:monospace">=E2=80=8B - what me=E2=80=8Bchanism shou=
ld be used to update the hard limit</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=
=3D"font-family:monospace">=C2=A0 =C2=A0(hard fork code change, time based,=
blockchain history, something else)</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" styl=
e=3D"font-family:monospace"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D=
"font-family:monospace">Bonus:</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"f=
ont-family:monospace"><br></div><span style=3D"font-family:monospace">=E2=
=80=8B - what should the <div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:=
monospace;display:inline">=E2=80=8Btransaction =E2=80=8B</div>fee level be =
in 12 months (after the reward halves)?=E2=80=8B</span><div class=3D"gmail_=
default" style=3D"font-family:monospace">=C2=A0- what's a good measure =
of "(de)centralisation" and what value should everyone aim for in=
12 months?</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:monospac=
e"><br></div></div><div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:m=
onospace">As an interested newbie, I can't actually tell what most peop=
le think the answers to most of those questions are. FWIW, mine would be:</=
div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:monospace"><br></div>=
<div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:monospace">=C2=A0- soft l=
imit in 12 months: 1MB-4MB</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-=
family:monospace">=C2=A0- hard limit in 12 months: 2MB-20MB</div><div class=
=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:monospace">=C2=A0- hard limit grows=
at 17-40% a year (and should be >4x average txn volume)</div><div class=
=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:monospace">=C2=A0- update the soft =
limit by code changes or blockchain history</div><div class=3D"gmail_defaul=
t" style=3D"font-family:monospace">=C2=A0- update the hardlimit by (1) fee =
level, (2) miner vote, (3) hard coded time updates at a conservative (low) =
rate, (4) hard fork every couple of years</div><div class=3D"gmail_default"=
style=3D"font-family:monospace">=C2=A0- transaction fees should in 12month=
s should be lower per kB than today's defaults, say 20%-50% of today=
9;s defaults in USD</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:=
monospace">=C2=A0- number of bitcoin nodes, should be 20% higher in 12 mont=
hs than it is now</div><br></div><div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D=
"font-family:monospace">=E2=80=8BCheers,<br></div></div><div><div class=3D"=
gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:monospace">aj</div></div></div><div><br=
></div>-- <br><div class=3D"gmail_signature">Anthony Towns <<a href=3D"m=
ailto:aj@erisian.com.au" target=3D"_blank">aj@erisian.com.au</a>></div>
</div></div>
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