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On Dec 9, 2015, at 7:48 AM, Luke Dashjr <luke@dashjr.org> wrote:

> How about we pursue the SegWit softfork, and at the same time* work on =
a
> hardfork which will simplify the proofs and reduce the kludgeyness of =
merge-
> mining in general? Then, if the hardfork is ready before the softfork, =
they
> can both go together, but if not, we aren't stuck delaying the =
improvements of
> SegWit until the hardfork is completed.

So that all our code that parses the blockchain needs to be able to find =
the sigwit data in both places? That doesn't really sound like an =
improvement to me. Why not just do it as a hard fork? They're really not =
that hard to do.

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after-white-space;"><br><div><div>On Dec 9, 2015, at 7:48 AM, Luke =
Dashjr &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:luke@dashjr.org">luke@dashjr.org</a>&gt; =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><span style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; =
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none; display: inline !important;">How about we pursue the SegWit =
softfork, and at the same time* work on a<span =
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!important;">hardfork which will simplify the proofs and reduce the =
kludgeyness of merge-</span><br style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; =
font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: =
normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; =
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0px;"><span style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; =
font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; =
letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: =
start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; =
widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: =
none; display: inline !important;">mining in general? Then, if the =
hardfork is ready before the softfork, they<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span><br =
style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; =
font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; =
line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; =
text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: =
0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family: =
Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; =
font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; =
orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: =
none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; =
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; display: inline =
!important;">can both go together, but if not, we aren't stuck delaying =
the improvements of<span =
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style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; =
font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; =
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!important;">SegWit until the hardfork is completed.</span><br =
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0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"></blockquote></div><br><div>So =
that all our code that parses the blockchain needs to be able to find =
the sigwit data in both places? That doesn't really sound like an =
improvement to me. Why not just do it as a hard fork? They're really not =
that hard to do.</div></body></html>=

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