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On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 5:05 PM, Adam Back via bitcoin-dev <
bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
> There is also another type of fork a firm hard fork that can do the
> same but for format changes that are not possible with a soft-fork.
>
I was drafting an email for a new thread with some links about this topic,
instead I'll just send this as a reply now that we are writing down fork
types...
auxiliary blocks and evil soft-forks or forced soft-forks:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=283746.0
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=874313.0
soft-fork block size increase using extension blocks:
http://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2015-May/008356.html
generalized soft-forks:
http://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2015-December/012073.html
bip102 forced soft-fork:
http://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2015-December/012153.html
extension blocks were also discussed in this interview:
http://diyhpl.us/wiki/transcripts/bitcoin-sidechains-unchained-epicenter-adam3us-gmaxwell/
.... also there was something about a "soft-hard fork".
some discussion from today re: origin of the term evil fork, evil
soft-fork, forced soft-fork:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/3yrsxt/bitcoindev_an_implementation_of_bip102_as_a/cyg2g7q
some much older discussion about extension blocks and sidechains:
http://gnusha.org/bitcoin-wizards/2015-01-01.log
some discussion about "generalized soft-forks" and extension blocks and
evil soft-forks:
http://gnusha.org/bitcoin-wizards/2015-12-20.log
some discussion about evil forks and evil soft-forks and extension blocks:
http://gnusha.org/bitcoin-wizards/2015-12-30.log
segwit soft-fork makes use of a similar idea:
https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2015-December/011865.html
https://bitcoin.org/en/bitcoin-core/capacity-increases-faq
http://diyhpl.us/wiki/transcripts/scalingbitcoin/hong-kong/segregated-witness-and-its-impact-on-scalability/
Note: I am taking the term "forced soft-fork" from petertodd; it's pretty
much the same thing as "evil fork" in every way but intent.
This is an x-post from
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1296628.msg13400092#msg13400092
- Bryan
http://heybryan.org/
1 512 203 0507
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On W=
ed, Dec 30, 2015 at 5:05 PM, Adam Back via bitcoin-dev <span dir=3D"ltr">&l=
t;<a href=3D"mailto:bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org" target=3D"_blank=
">bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquot=
e class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width=
:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-lef=
t:1ex"><div id=3D":dd4" class=3D"" style=3D"overflow:hidden">There is also =
another type of fork a firm hard fork that can do the<br>
same but for format changes that are not possible with a soft-fork.</div></=
blockquote></div><br>I was drafting an email for a new thread with some lin=
ks about this topic, instead I'll just send this as a reply now that we=
are writing down fork types...<br><div><br></div><div>auxiliary blocks and=
evil soft-forks or forced soft-forks:</div><div><a href=3D"https://bitcoin=
talk.org/index.php?topic=3D283746.0">https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topi=
c=3D283746.0</a></div><div><a href=3D"https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?top=
ic=3D874313.0">https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3D874313.0</a></div>=
<div><br>soft-fork block size increase using extension blocks:</div><div><a=
href=3D"http://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2015-May/00=
8356.html">http://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2015-May/=
008356.html</a></div><div><br><div>generalized soft-forks:</div><div><a hre=
f=3D"http://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2015-December/0=
12073.html">http://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2015-Dec=
ember/012073.html</a></div><div><br>bip102 forced soft-fork:</div><div><a h=
ref=3D"http://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2015-December=
/012153.html">http://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2015-D=
ecember/012153.html</a></div><div><br></div>extension blocks were also disc=
ussed in this interview:</div><div><a href=3D"http://diyhpl.us/wiki/transcr=
ipts/bitcoin-sidechains-unchained-epicenter-adam3us-gmaxwell/">http://diyhp=
l.us/wiki/transcripts/bitcoin-sidechains-unchained-epicenter-adam3us-gmaxwe=
ll/</a> .... also there was something about a "soft-hard fork".<b=
r><br></div><div>some discussion from today re: origin of the term evil for=
k, evil soft-fork, forced soft-fork:</div><div><a href=3D"https://www.reddi=
t.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/3yrsxt/bitcoindev_an_implementation_of_bip102_as_a=
/cyg2g7q">https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/3yrsxt/bitcoindev_an_im=
plementation_of_bip102_as_a/cyg2g7q</a><br><br></div><div>some much older d=
iscussion about extension blocks and sidechains:</div><div><a href=3D"http:=
//gnusha.org/bitcoin-wizards/2015-01-01.log">http://gnusha.org/bitcoin-wiza=
rds/2015-01-01.log</a></div><div><br>some discussion about "generalize=
d soft-forks" and extension blocks and evil soft-forks:</div><div><a h=
ref=3D"http://gnusha.org/bitcoin-wizards/2015-12-20.log">http://gnusha.org/=
bitcoin-wizards/2015-12-20.log</a><br><br><div>some discussion about evil f=
orks and evil soft-forks and extension blocks:</div><div><a href=3D"http://=
gnusha.org/bitcoin-wizards/2015-12-30.log">http://gnusha.org/bitcoin-wizard=
s/2015-12-30.log</a><br></div></div><div><br>segwit soft-fork makes use of =
a similar idea:<br><a href=3D"https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/b=
itcoin-dev/2015-December/011865.html">https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pip=
ermail/bitcoin-dev/2015-December/011865.html</a><br><a href=3D"https://bitc=
oin.org/en/bitcoin-core/capacity-increases-faq">https://bitcoin.org/en/bitc=
oin-core/capacity-increases-faq</a><br></div><div><a href=3D"http://diyhpl.=
us/wiki/transcripts/scalingbitcoin/hong-kong/segregated-witness-and-its-imp=
act-on-scalability/">http://diyhpl.us/wiki/transcripts/scalingbitcoin/hong-=
kong/segregated-witness-and-its-impact-on-scalability/</a><br><br>Note: I a=
m taking the term "forced soft-fork" from petertodd; it's pre=
tty much the same thing as "evil fork" in every way but intent.<b=
r><br></div><div>This is an x-post from <a href=3D"https://bitcointalk.org/=
index.php?topic=3D1296628.msg13400092#msg13400092">https://bitcointalk.org/=
index.php?topic=3D1296628.msg13400092#msg13400092</a></div><div><br></div><=
div class=3D"gmail_signature">- Bryan<br><a href=3D"http://heybryan.org/" t=
arget=3D"_blank">http://heybryan.org/</a><br>1 512 203 0507</div>
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