Martin Sustrik [ARCHIVE] on Nostr: 📅 Original date posted:2013-10-23 📝 Original message:On 23/10/13 21:40, Peter ...
📅 Original date posted:2013-10-23
📝 Original message:On 23/10/13 21:40, Peter Todd wrote:
> The reference implementation is the specification - the "specification"
> on the wiki is best thought of as a set of Coles Notes on the real
> specification. If you don't already understand that and the nuance of
> that statement you should assume the protocol is fixed in stone and
> doesn't evolve at all; that statement is not quite true, but it's very
> close to the truth.
Does that imply that the notes are deliberately obscured to force
everyone to check the source code?
Martin
📝 Original message:On 23/10/13 21:40, Peter Todd wrote:
> The reference implementation is the specification - the "specification"
> on the wiki is best thought of as a set of Coles Notes on the real
> specification. If you don't already understand that and the nuance of
> that statement you should assume the protocol is fixed in stone and
> doesn't evolve at all; that statement is not quite true, but it's very
> close to the truth.
Does that imply that the notes are deliberately obscured to force
everyone to check the source code?
Martin