Monarch [ARCHIVE] on Nostr: 📅 Original date posted:2015-09-01 📝 Original message:On 2015-09-01 18:37, Eric ...

📅 Original date posted:2015-09-01
📝 Original message:On 2015-09-01 18:37, Eric Voskuil wrote:
> Whether intended or otherwise this is an attack on the idea of
> decentralized bitcoin development. The option to fork or roll your own
> is open source, not decentralization. Decentralization requires
> *actually doing so*. One step down that path, even for a fork, is a
> major commitment.
>
> Common consensus check code is now available in several bitcoin
> implementations. The claim that this is outrageously difficult is
> misleading. It's just engineering work that needs to get done if
> Bitcoin
> is to survive.
>

There's no requirement for there to be multiple interpretations of the
consensus code, this is why libbitcoinconsensus exists. Why do you
think Bitcoins survival is predicated on reimplementation?


> These are issues that affect the satoshi client as much as other
> implementations, and therefore don't support your premise.
>

I'm aware that these problems apply to Bitcoin Core.