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On Thu, May 7, 2015 at 11:12 AM, Mike Hearn <mike@plan99.net> wrote:

>
> That's why I conclude the opposite - if there is no fork, then people's
> confidence in Bitcoin will be seriously damaged.
>

Yes, that is a possibility.



> If it's impossible to do something as trivial as removing a temporary hack
> Satoshi put in place, then what about bigger challenges?
>

This is absolutely not a trivial change.

It is a trivial *code* change.  It is not a trivial change to the economics
of a $3.2B system.

-- 
Jeff Garzik
Bitcoin core developer and open source evangelist
BitPay, Inc.      https://bitpay.com/

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On T=
hu, May 7, 2015 at 11:12 AM, Mike Hearn <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"ma=
ilto:mike@plan99.net" target=3D"_blank">mike@plan99.net</a>&gt;</span> wrot=
e:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-l=
eft:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_e=
xtra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><span class=3D""></span>That&#39;s why=
 I conclude the opposite - if there is no fork, then people&#39;s confidenc=
e in Bitcoin will be seriously damaged.</div></div></div></blockquote><div>=
<br></div><div>Yes, that is a possibility.<br></div><div><br>=C2=A0</div><b=
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#ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><d=
iv class=3D"gmail_quote">If it&#39;s impossible to do something as trivial =
as removing a temporary hack Satoshi put in place, then what about bigger c=
hallenges?</div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>This is absolu=
tely not a trivial change.<br><br></div><div>It is a trivial <i>code</i> ch=
ange.=C2=A0 It is not a trivial change to the economics of a $3.2B system.<=
br clear=3D"all"></div></div><br>-- <br><div class=3D"gmail_signature">Jeff=
 Garzik<br>Bitcoin core developer and open source evangelist<br>BitPay, Inc=
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