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Sorry about that Patrick. Gmail hides previous messages including sender
names. Regardless, no worries.

On 9 August 2015 at 23:27, Patrick Strateman via bitcoin-dev <
bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote:

> That was not in reply to you.
>
>
> On 08/09/2015 03:09 PM, Hector Chu wrote:
>
> Right, you've stated a bunch of facts, but how does it answer my concerns
> of the exploding cost of the network the more interconnected it it?
>
> On 9 August 2015 at 23:06, Patrick Strateman via bitcoin-dev <
> bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
>
>> I suspect there is some amount of confusion here on terms.
>>
>> The hub is essentially swapping funds between payment channels.
>>
>> The hub's entire business is centered around having payment channels open
>> with other hubs/users.
>>
>> If the hub requires user funds to open these channels... then the users
>> have no reason to pay the hub anything in fees.
>>
>> A hub that doesn't use it's own funds to open payment channels to other
>> hubs/merchants is useless.
>>
>>
>> On 08/09/2015 02:27 PM, Tom Harding via bitcoin-dev wrote:
>>
>> On Aug 9, 2015 11:54 AM, "Mark Friedenbach" <mark@friedenbach.org> wrote:
>>
>> > On the contrary the funds were advanced by the hub on the creation of
>> the channel. There is no credit involved.
>>
>> That's a chuckle.
>>
>> As I said, nothing requires the hub to advance anything, and if it does,
>> Bob can expect to pay for it.
>>
>> We'll see whether hubs assess a fee for depositing funds, whether the fee
>> depends on the amount deposited, and whether it depends on the amount of
>> time it stays there.
>>
>> I predict "all of the above." There is a name for these kinds of fees.
>> Can you guess it?
>>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Sorry about that Patrick. Gmail hides previous messages in=
cluding sender names. Regardless, no worries.</div><div class=3D"gmail_extr=
a"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 9 August 2015 at 23:27, Patrick Strate=
man via bitcoin-dev <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:bitcoin-dev@lis=
ts.linuxfoundation.org" target=3D"_blank">bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation=
.org</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"ma=
rgin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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  <div bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF" text=3D"#000000">
    That was not in reply to you.<div><div class=3D"h5"><br>
    <br>
    <div>On 08/09/2015 03:09 PM, Hector Chu
      wrote:<br>
    </div>
    <blockquote type=3D"cite">
      <div dir=3D"ltr">Right, you&#39;ve stated a bunch of facts, but how d=
oes
        it answer my concerns of the exploding cost of the network the
        more interconnected it it?</div>
      <div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br>
        <div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 9 August 2015 at 23:06, Patrick
          Strateman via bitcoin-dev <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto=
:bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org" target=3D"_blank">bitcoin-dev@lists=
.linuxfoundation.org</a>&gt;</span>
          wrote:<br>
          <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;bord=
er-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
            <div bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF" text=3D"#000000"> I suspect there is
              some amount of confusion here on terms.<br>
              <br>
              The hub is essentially swapping funds between payment
              channels.<br>
              <br>
              The hub&#39;s entire business is centered around having
              payment channels open with other hubs/users.<br>
              <br>
              If the hub requires user funds to open these channels...
              then the users have no reason to pay the hub anything in
              fees.<br>
              <br>
              A hub that doesn&#39;t use it&#39;s own funds to open payment
              channels to other hubs/merchants is useless.
              <div>
                <div><br>
                  <br>
                  <div>On 08/09/2015 02:27 PM, Tom Harding via
                    bitcoin-dev wrote:<br>
                  </div>
                </div>
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              <blockquote type=3D"cite">
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                    <p dir=3D"ltr">On Aug 9, 2015 11:54 AM, &quot;Mark
                      Friedenbach&quot; &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:mark@friedenb=
ach.org" target=3D"_blank">mark@friedenbach.org</a>&gt;
                      wrote:</p>
                    <p dir=3D"ltr">&gt; On the contrary the funds were
                      advanced by the hub on the creation of the
                      channel. There is no credit involved.<br>
                    </p>
                    <p dir=3D"ltr">That&#39;s a chuckle.=C2=A0 </p>
                    <p dir=3D"ltr">As I said, nothing requires the hub to
                      advance anything, and if it does, Bob can expect
                      to pay for it.</p>
                    <p dir=3D"ltr">We&#39;ll see whether hubs assess a fee =
for
                      depositing funds, whether the fee depends on the
                      amount deposited, and whether it depends on the
                      amount of time it stays there.</p>
                    <p dir=3D"ltr">I predict &quot;all of the above.&quot; =
There is
                      a name for these kinds of fees.=C2=A0 Can you guess i=
t?<br>
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