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On 6/24/2015 8:00 PM, Raystonn wrote:
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> > Consensus-code changes are unanimous. They must be.
>
> Excellent. Now we are getting to some actual written rules. How about
> updating the BIP process documentation with this? Everyone should be
> able to read the rules of the coin they are buying.
>
> One moment though. Can you tell me how this particular rule came to
> be? The creator of Bitcoin violated this rule many times. So it must
> have been adopted after his departure. What process was followed to
> adopt this new rule? Was there consensus for it at the time? A huge
> portion of the user community is under the impression that Satoshi's
> written plans, some of which violate this new rule, will be
> implemented. So there certainly would not be consensus for this rule
> today.
>
Great question; very fair. I, for one, eagerly await Mark's answer.
I hope nobody forgot to tell adversaries totally outside the open source
ecosystem what the rules for hard forking changes are.
The Chinese miners have it right - we have to work together. If you
want to see who's trying, look at who has written a concrete BIP/code
vs. who hasn't; who has made changes in response to feedback, and who
hasn't.
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