Gavin Andresen [ARCHIVE] on Nostr: š Original date posted:2015-09-08 š Original message:> > 3) Let me put it ...
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Original date posted:2015-09-08
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> 3) Let me put it another way, I've read that both Gavin and yourself are
> favorable to a dynamic limit on the block size. In your view, what is
> missing from this proposal, or what variables should be adjusted, to get
> the rules to a place where you and other Core developers would seriously
> consider it?
>
I'm not clear on what problem(s) you're trying to solve.
If you want blocks to be at least 60% full, then just specify a simple rule
like "maximum block size is 1.0/0.6 = 1.666 times the average block size
over the last N blocks (applied at every block or every 2016 blocks or
whatever, details don't really matter)".
If you want an upper limit on growth, then just implement a simple rule
like "Absolute maximum block size is 1 megabyte in 2016, 3.45 megabytes in
2017, and increases by a maximum of 3.45 times every year."
If you want me to take your proposal seriously, you need to justify why 60%
full is a good answer (and why we need a centralized decision on how full
blocks "should" be), and why 3.45 times-per-year is a good answer for
maximum growth (and, again, why we need a centralized decision on that).
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š Original message:>
> 3) Let me put it another way, I've read that both Gavin and yourself are
> favorable to a dynamic limit on the block size. In your view, what is
> missing from this proposal, or what variables should be adjusted, to get
> the rules to a place where you and other Core developers would seriously
> consider it?
>
I'm not clear on what problem(s) you're trying to solve.
If you want blocks to be at least 60% full, then just specify a simple rule
like "maximum block size is 1.0/0.6 = 1.666 times the average block size
over the last N blocks (applied at every block or every 2016 blocks or
whatever, details don't really matter)".
If you want an upper limit on growth, then just implement a simple rule
like "Absolute maximum block size is 1 megabyte in 2016, 3.45 megabytes in
2017, and increases by a maximum of 3.45 times every year."
If you want me to take your proposal seriously, you need to justify why 60%
full is a good answer (and why we need a centralized decision on how full
blocks "should" be), and why 3.45 times-per-year is a good answer for
maximum growth (and, again, why we need a centralized decision on that).
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Gavin Andresen
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