John Smith [ARCHIVE] on Nostr: 📅 Original date posted:2011-07-08 🗒️ Summary of this message: Discussion on ...

📅 Original date posted:2011-07-08
🗒️ Summary of this message: Discussion on changing testnet addresses. XOR hack suggested, but some argue for maintaining backward compatibility for stability.
📝 Original message:Sorry, that last message got broken off.

On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 6:36 AM, Stefan Thomas <moon at justmoon.de> wrote:
>
>> Hey Pieter,
>>
>> > Otherwise, we could reset testnet (not actually reset, just
>> > change its addresses a bit), and simply state odd=testnet, even=realnet.
>>
>> We could use the XOR hack for now and remove it the next time we reset
>> testnet. But I do think the 111 is baggage we want to get rid of. Using
>> the lsb as a simple flag is much cleaner.
>>
>

I agree it is cleaner, but I think breaking compatiblity with older address
(even testnet) is not a good idea right now. It is important to build an
image of stability and backward compatibility.

So I vote for the XOR 111 hack :)

JS
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