Peter Todd [ARCHIVE] on Nostr: š Original date posted:2022-04-24 š Original message:On April 21, 2022 5:10:02 ...
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Original date posted:2022-04-24
š Original message:On April 21, 2022 5:10:02 AM GMT+02:00, alicexbt via bitcoin-dev <bitcoin-dev at lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
>@DavidHarding
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>Interesting proposal to revert consensus changes. Is it possible to do this for soft forks that are already activated?
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>Example: Some users are not okay with witness discount in segwit transactions
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>https://nitter.net/giacomozucco/status/1513614380121927682
That specific case isn't a good example as reverting the discount would actually be a soft fork, as it is a tightening of existing rules. In fact, it'd be a block size decrease.
š Original message:On April 21, 2022 5:10:02 AM GMT+02:00, alicexbt via bitcoin-dev <bitcoin-dev at lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
>@DavidHarding
>
>Interesting proposal to revert consensus changes. Is it possible to do this for soft forks that are already activated?
>
>Example: Some users are not okay with witness discount in segwit transactions
>
>https://nitter.net/giacomozucco/status/1513614380121927682
That specific case isn't a good example as reverting the discount would actually be a soft fork, as it is a tightening of existing rules. In fact, it'd be a block size decrease.