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From: Bram Cohen <bram@bittorrent.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2017 19:18:25 -0700
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To: praxeology_guy <praxeology_guy@protonmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Guessing the spentness status of the pruned
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On Sat, Apr 1, 2017 at 6:58 PM, praxeology_guy <
praxeology_guy@protonmail.com> wrote:

> Bram Cohen,
>
> In R&D: First its appropriate to explore all interesting ideas, and help
> each other improve their ideas.  Last, when there is a deadline that needs
> to be met, we compare various options and decide on which to go with.
>
> I'm on the First step still.
>

In that case you should read my txo bitfield proposal, instead of taking my
postings yesterday as a prompt to respond to something completely unrelated.


> If you really want to push me to saying it, I'm not a fan of the Patricia
> Tree for bitcoin txos.  I think its too much work for everyone to do when
> other options are available.  But I'm not trying to say that your design is
> bad or wont work... I'm just personally not interested in it at this time.
>

My bitfield proposal is different from the patricia trie stuff. Also your
objection about patricia tries being 'too much work' is nonsensical because
they're quite a bit simpler than MMRs.

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On S=
at, Apr 1, 2017 at 6:58 PM, praxeology_guy <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D=
"mailto:praxeology_guy@protonmail.com" target=3D"_blank">praxeology_guy@pro=
tonmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" styl=
e=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>Br=
am Cohen,<br></div><div><br></div><div>In R&amp;D: First its appropriate to=
 explore all interesting ideas, and help each other improve their ideas.=C2=
=A0 Last, when there is a deadline that needs to be met, we compare various=
 options and decide on which to go with.<br></div><div><br></div><div>I&#39=
;m on the First step still.<br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>In th=
at case you should read my txo bitfield proposal, instead of taking my post=
ings yesterday as a prompt to respond to something completely unrelated.</d=
iv><div>=C2=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0=
 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>If you really want =
to push me to saying it, I&#39;m not a fan of the Patricia Tree for bitcoin=
 txos.=C2=A0 I think its too much work for everyone to do when other option=
s are available.=C2=A0 But I&#39;m not trying to say that your design is ba=
d or wont work... I&#39;m just personally not interested in it at this time=
.<br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>My bitfield proposal is differe=
nt from the patricia trie stuff. Also your objection about patricia tries b=
eing &#39;too much work&#39; is nonsensical because they&#39;re quite a bit=
 simpler than MMRs.</div><div><br></div></div></div></div>

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