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On Sun, Apr 24, 2022 at 2:17 PM Michael Folkson <
michaelfolkson@protonmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Jorge
>
> > Can we agree now that resisting a bip8 proposal is simpler and cleaner
> than resisting a speedy trial proposal?
>
> Personally I'd rather stick to one challenge at a time :) Currently we ar=
e
> facing a contentious soft fork activation attempt of CTV using an
> alternative client which we expect [1] to be a Speedy Trial deployment.
> Once this is resolved we can discuss the lessons and observations that co=
me
> out of this.
>

That sounds reasonable to me. Fair enough.


> > Is there any PR to actively resist the proposal on bitcoin core?
>
> Not currently. Unless this becomes really, really messy and starts to pos=
e
> a true existential threat to Bitcoin itself I think it best that attempts
> to actively resist the proposal are done outside of Bitcoin Core in an
> alternative client(s). Contrary to what some CTV proponents say getting
> anything consensus related into Bitcoin Core is extremely difficult
> (especially at short notice). There is no BDFL or Linus Torvalds like
> figure, there are a large number of contributors (and maintainers) who al=
l
> have differing personal views. Hence directing people to have this
> discussion on a particular PR in the Bitcoin Core repo seems to me to be
> counterproductive and a massive distraction to other work that is going o=
n
> on Bitcoin Core. We've already started to see online attacks on Bitcoin
> Core by CTV proponents [2] claiming an "old guard trying to assert
> dictatorship over the Bitcoin protocol". It is nonsense of course but
> directing that nonsense to the Bitcoin Core repo is surely not the right
> way to go.
>
> As I've said in previous emails there is a Libera (and Freenode now) IRC
> channel ##ursf that has been set up to discuss an alternative client. We'=
ll
> get a conversation log up too. And of course we wait for confirmation on
> what the Speedy Trial deployment parameters for this attempted CTV soft
> fork are going to be.
>
> [1]: https://blog.bitmex.com/op_ctv-summer-softfork-shenanigans/
> [2]:
> https://twitter.com/ProofOfKeags/status/1517574210691887105?s=3D20&t=3D_j=
gRh3kkYP3kn1qLuzGXrQ
>
>
I disagree that it shouldn't be on bitcoin core, but I guess such a
proposal would get many nacks.
But if there are no speedy trial parameters yet, I guess we need to wait
for that; whether the code for resisting it ends up in bitcoin core or not.
Thanks for the clarifications.

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> Michael Folkson
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> ------- Original Message -------
> On Saturday, April 23rd, 2022 at 21:40, Jorge Tim=C3=B3n <jtimon@jtimon.c=
c>
> wrote:
>
> I've been calling them "controversial softforks" for long.
> I hate to be right some times, but I guess I'm happy that I'm not the onl=
y
> one who distrusts jeremy rubin anymore.
>
> Can we agree now that resisting a bip8 proposal is simpler and cleaner
> than resisting a speedy trial proposal?
> I guess now we don't need to discuss it in hypothetical terms anymore, do
> we?
>
> Is there any PR to actively resist the proposal on bitcoin core?
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 21, 2022 at 8:16 PM Michael Folkson via bitcoin-dev <
> bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
>
>> Ok so we've had to scramble a bit as I don't think anyone except perhaps
>> Jeremy thought that there would be a Speedy Trial signaling period for a
>> CTV soft fork planned to start on May 5th [1]. That is two weeks away.
>>
>> (I have to take what he says at face value. I can understand why one
>> would be skeptical.)
>>
>> Understandably this has angered and surprised a few people including som=
e
>> of those who have voiced opposition to a CTV soft fork activation being
>> attempted in the first place [2].
>>
>> As I've said in a previous post [3] the Bitcoin Core 23.0 release
>> candidate (and older versions) does not include any CTV code or CTV
>> activation code. If a miner runs Bitcoin Core 23.0 out the box it will n=
ot
>> signal for CTV. If by some chance CTV was to activate through some other
>> software release Bitcoin Core releases would not apply CTV rules but the=
y
>> also wouldn't reject blocks that apply CTV rules. Hence it is prudent to
>> prepare for an eventuality where the miner signaling threshold might be
>> reached but the community wants to prevent the attempted soft fork from
>> activating. (I personally don't think a 90 percent miner signaling
>> threshold will be reached but I wouldn't want to bet Bitcoin's future on
>> it.)
>>
>> I've tentatively labelled this effort a User Resisted Soft Fork (URSF)
>> but I'm open to better names. I certainly don't want to discourage those
>> who dislike or oppose UASFs from contributing to this effort and
>> potentially ultimately running a URSF release. If you don't want this
>> rushed CTV soft fork to activate we are all on the same side whatever we
>> call it.
>>
>> For now I've set up a ##ursf channel on Libera IRC to monitor
>> developments and discuss working on an additional release that if run ma=
y
>> ultimately reject blocks that signal for CTV.
>>
>> The intention of this would be to provide additional direction and
>> incentive to miners that the community does not want this soft fork to b=
e
>> activated. To repeat running a Bitcoin Core release will not signal for =
a
>> CTV soft fork out the box. If a miner runs a Bitcoin Core release it wil=
l
>> not signal for CTV.
>>
>> Apologies that this is rushed. But as always with Jeremy caution and
>> conservatism seems to be thrown out the window and we have to react to
>> that. It goes without saying that this is not how Bitcoin consensus chan=
ges
>> should be attempted.
>>
>> [1]: https://rubin.io/bitcoin/2022/04/17/next-steps-bip119/
>> [2]:
>> https://gist.github.com/michaelfolkson/352a503f4f9fc5de89af528d86a1b718
>> [3]:
>> https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2022-April/02023=
5.html
>>
>> --
>> Michael Folkson
>> Email: michaelfolkson at protonmail.com
>> Keybase: michaelfolkson
>> PGP: 43ED C999 9F85 1D40 EAF4 9835 92D6 0159 214C FEE3
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">=
<div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Apr 24, 2022 at 2:17 PM Micha=
el Folkson &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:michaelfolkson@protonmail.com">michaelfolk=
son@protonmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote=
" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);=
padding-left:1ex"><div style=3D"font-family:arial;font-size:14px">Hi Jorge<=
/div><div style=3D"font-family:arial;font-size:14px"><br></div><div style=
=3D"font-family:arial;font-size:14px">&gt;=C2=A0<span style=3D"font-family:=
-apple-system,&quot;system-ui&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,Roboto,Oxygen-Sans=
,Ubuntu,Cantarell,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,sans-serif;display:inline">Can=
 we agree now that resisting a bip8 proposal is simpler and cleaner than re=
sisting a speedy trial proposal?</span></div><div style=3D"font-family:aria=
l;font-size:14px"><span style=3D"font-family:-apple-system,&quot;system-ui&=
quot;,&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,&quot;Helvet=
ica Neue&quot;,sans-serif;display:inline"><br></span></div><div style=3D"fo=
nt-family:arial;font-size:14px"><span style=3D"font-family:-apple-system,&q=
uot;system-ui&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarel=
l,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,sans-serif;display:inline">Personally I&#39;d =
rather stick to one challenge at a time :) Currently we are facing a conten=
tious soft fork activation attempt of CTV using an alternative client which=
 we expect [1] to be a Speedy Trial deployment. Once this is resolved we ca=
n discuss the lessons and observations that come out of this.</span></div><=
/blockquote><div><br></div><div>That sounds reasonable to me. Fair enough.<=
br></div><div>=C2=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin=
:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"=
><div style=3D"font-family:arial;font-size:14px"><span style=3D"font-family=
:-apple-system,&quot;system-ui&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,Roboto,Oxygen-San=
s,Ubuntu,Cantarell,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,sans-serif;display:inline">&g=
t;=C2=A0<span style=3D"display:inline">Is there any PR to actively resist t=
he proposal on bitcoin core?</span></span></div><div style=3D"font-family:a=
rial;font-size:14px"><span style=3D"font-family:-apple-system,&quot;system-=
ui&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,&quot;Hel=
vetica Neue&quot;,sans-serif;display:inline"><span style=3D"display:inline"=
><br></span></span></div><div><span style=3D"font-family:-apple-system,&quo=
t;system-ui&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,=
&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:14px;display:inline"><span =
style=3D"display:inline">Not currently. Unless this becomes really, really =
messy and starts to pose a true existential threat to Bitcoin itself I thin=
k it best that attempts to actively resist the proposal are done outside of=
 Bitcoin Core in an alternative client(s). Contrary to what some CTV propon=
ents say getting anything consensus related into Bitcoin Core is extremely =
difficult (especially at short notice). There is no BDFL or Linus Torvalds =
like figure, there are a large number of contributors (and maintainers) who=
 all have differing personal views.=C2=A0</span></span><span style=3D"font-=
family:-apple-system,&quot;system-ui&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,Roboto,Oxyg=
en-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:14=
px">Hence directing people to have this discussion on a particular PR in th=
e Bitcoin Core repo seems to me to be counterproductive and a massive distr=
action to other work that is going on on Bitcoin Core.=C2=A0</span><font fa=
ce=3D"-apple-system, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cant=
arell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif">We&#39;ve already started to see online =
attacks on Bitcoin Core by CTV proponents [2] claiming an &quot;old guard t=
rying to assert dictatorship over the Bitcoin protocol&quot;. It is nonsens=
e of course but directing that nonsense to the Bitcoin Core repo is surely =
not the right way to go.</font></div><div><font face=3D"-apple-system, syst=
em-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sa=
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As I&#39;ve said in previous emails there is a Libera (and Freenode now) IR=
C channel ##ursf that has been set up to discuss an alternative client. We&=
#39;ll get a conversation log up too. And of course we wait for confirmatio=
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t fork are going to be.</font></div><div style=3D"font-family:arial;font-si=
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er nofollow noopener" href=3D"https://blog.bitmex.com/op_ctv-summer-softfor=
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;t=3D_jgRh3kkYP3kn1qLuzGXrQ" target=3D"_blank">https://twitter.com/ProofOfK=
eags/status/1517574210691887105?s=3D20&amp;t=3D_jgRh3kkYP3kn1qLuzGXrQ</a></=
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ess such a proposal would get many nacks.<br></div><div>But if there are no=
 speedy trial parameters yet, I guess we need to wait for that; whether the=
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        On Saturday, April 23rd, 2022 at 21:40, Jorge Tim=C3=B3n &lt;<a hre=
f=3D"mailto:jtimon@jtimon.cc" target=3D"_blank">jtimon@jtimon.cc</a>&gt; wr=
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            <div dir=3D"ltr"><div>I&#39;ve been calling them &quot;controve=
rsial softforks&quot; for long.</div><div>I hate to be right some times, bu=
t I guess I&#39;m happy that I&#39;m not the only one who distrusts jeremy =
rubin anymore.</div><div><br></div><div>Can we agree now that resisting a b=
ip8 proposal is simpler and cleaner than resisting a speedy trial proposal?=
<br></div><div>I guess now we don&#39;t need to discuss it in hypothetical =
terms anymore, do we?</div><div><br></div><div>Is there any PR to actively =
resist the proposal on bitcoin core?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><di=
v><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quo=
te"><div class=3D"gmail_attr" dir=3D"ltr">On Thu, Apr 21, 2022 at 8:16 PM M=
ichael Folkson via bitcoin-dev &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:bitcoin-dev@lists.linu=
xfoundation.org" rel=3D"noreferrer nofollow noopener" target=3D"_blank">bit=
coin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote styl=
e=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);paddin=
g-left:1ex" class=3D"gmail_quote"><div style=3D"font-family:arial;font-size=
:14px">Ok so we&#39;ve had to scramble a bit as I don&#39;t think anyone ex=
cept perhaps Jeremy thought that there would be a Speedy Trial signaling pe=
riod for a CTV soft fork planned to start on May 5th [1]. That is two weeks=
 away.</div><div style=3D"font-family:arial;font-size:14px"><br></div><div =
style=3D"font-family:arial;font-size:14px">(I have to take what he says at =
face value. I can understand why one would be skeptical.)</div><div style=
=3D"font-family:arial;font-size:14px"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:a=
rial;font-size:14px">Understandably this has angered and surprised a few pe=
ople including some of those who have voiced opposition to a CTV soft fork =
activation being attempted in the first place [2].</div><div style=3D"font-=
family:arial;font-size:14px"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:arial;font=
-size:14px">As I&#39;ve said in a previous post [3] the Bitcoin Core 23.0 r=
elease candidate (and older versions) does not include any CTV code or CTV =
activation code. If a miner runs Bitcoin Core 23.0 out the box it will not =
signal for CTV. If by some chance CTV was to activate through some other so=
ftware release Bitcoin Core releases would not apply CTV rules but they als=
o wouldn&#39;t reject blocks that apply CTV rules. Hence it is prudent to p=
repare for an eventuality where the miner signaling threshold might be reac=
hed but the community wants to prevent the attempted soft fork from activat=
ing. (I personally don&#39;t think a 90 percent miner signaling threshold w=
ill be reached but I wouldn&#39;t want to bet Bitcoin&#39;s future on it.)<=
/div><div style=3D"font-family:arial;font-size:14px"><br></div><div style=
=3D"font-family:arial;font-size:14px">I&#39;ve tentatively labelled this ef=
fort a User Resisted Soft Fork (URSF) but I&#39;m open to better names. I c=
ertainly don&#39;t want to discourage those who dislike or oppose UASFs fro=
m contributing to this effort and potentially ultimately running a URSF rel=
ease. If you don&#39;t want this rushed CTV soft fork to activate we are al=
l on the same side whatever we call it.</div><div style=3D"font-family:aria=
l;font-size:14px"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:arial;font-size:14px"=
>For now I&#39;ve set up a ##ursf channel on Libera IRC to monitor developm=
ents and discuss working on an additional release that if run may ultimatel=
y reject blocks that signal for CTV.</div><div style=3D"font-family:arial;f=
ont-size:14px"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:arial;font-size:14px">Th=
e intention of this would be to provide additional direction and incentive =
to miners that the community does not want this soft fork to be activated. =
To repeat running a Bitcoin Core release will not signal for a CTV soft for=
k out the box. If a miner runs a Bitcoin Core release it will not signal fo=
r CTV.</div><div style=3D"font-family:arial;font-size:14px"><br></div><div =
style=3D"font-family:arial;font-size:14px">Apologies that this is rushed. B=
ut as always with Jeremy caution and conservatism seems to be thrown out th=
e window and we have to react to that. It goes without saying that this is =
not how Bitcoin consensus changes should be attempted.</div><div style=3D"f=
ont-family:arial;font-size:14px"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:arial;=
font-size:14px">[1]: <span><a href=3D"https://rubin.io/bitcoin/2022/04/17/n=
ext-steps-bip119/" rel=3D"noreferrer nofollow noopener" target=3D"_blank">h=
ttps://rubin.io/bitcoin/2022/04/17/next-steps-bip119/</a></span></div><div =
style=3D"font-family:arial;font-size:14px">[2]: <span><a href=3D"https://gi=
st.github.com/michaelfolkson/352a503f4f9fc5de89af528d86a1b718" rel=3D"noref=
errer nofollow noopener" target=3D"_blank">https://gist.github.com/michaelf=
olkson/352a503f4f9fc5de89af528d86a1b718</a></span></div><div style=3D"font-=
family:arial;font-size:14px">[3]: <span><a href=3D"https://lists.linuxfound=
ation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2022-April/020235.html" rel=3D"noreferrer n=
ofollow noopener" target=3D"_blank">https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/piper=
mail/bitcoin-dev/2022-April/020235.html</a></span></div><div style=3D"font-=
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