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Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2015 23:43:20 +0200
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From: Mike Hearn <hearn@vinumeris.com>
To: Pieter Wuille <pieter.wuille@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Bitcoin Core and hard forks
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Hi Pieter,

I think a core area of disagreement is this:

> Bitcoin Core is not running the Bitcoin economy, and its developers have
> no authority to set its rules.
>
In fact Bitcoin Core is running the Bitcoin economy, and its developers do
have the authority to set its rules. This is enforced by the reality of
~100% market share and limited github commit access.

You may not like this situation, but it is what it is. By refusing to make
a release with different rules, people who disagree are faced with only two
options:

1. Swallow it even if they hate it
2. Fork the project and fork the block chain with it (XT)

There are no alternatives. People who object to (2) are inherently
suggesting (1) is the only acceptable path, which not surprisingly, makes a
lot of people very angry.

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reement is this:<br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><=
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e Bitcoin economy, and its developers have no authority to set its rules. <=
/p></blockquote><div>In fact Bitcoin Core is running the Bitcoin economy, a=
nd its developers do have the authority to set its rules. This is enforced =
by the reality of ~100% market share and limited github commit access.</div=
><div><br></div><div>You may not like this situation, but it is what it is.=
 By refusing to make a release with different rules, people who disagree ar=
e faced with only two options:</div><div><br></div><div>1. Swallow it even =
if they hate it</div><div>2. Fork the project and fork the block chain with=
 it (XT)</div><div><br></div><div>There are no alternatives. People who obj=
ect to (2) are inherently suggesting (1) is the only acceptable path, which=
 not surprisingly, makes a lot of people very angry.</div></div></div></div=
></div>

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