rich1.0npub14jegtpz2t9nfnefqqr0q4te9353e4k4x5y2528qf235ruluzsaes8vk3rkhttps://nostr.ae/npub14jegtpz2t9nfnefqqr0q4te9353e4k4x5y2528qf235ruluzsaes8vk3rknjumphttps://nostr.ae📅 Original date posted:2015-08-17 📝 Original message:His account on that website was also compromised. 2015-08-17 21:02 GMT+02:00 Anon Moto via bitcoin-dev < bitcoin-dev at lists.linuxfoundation.org>: > Satoshi, > > As much as I want to believe this is you it's very difficult to ignore the > fact that Vistomail could have been hacked and I'm currently speaking to a > troll. > Can you copy and paste what you wrote above, to > http://p2pfoundation.ning.com as well, like how you did during the Dorian > fiasco? > > > Much appreciated. > > > On Sat, Aug 15, 2015 at 10:43 AM, Satoshi Nakamoto via bitcoin-dev < > bitcoin-dev at lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote: > >> I have been following the recent block size debates through the mailing >> list. I had hoped the debate would resolve and that a fork proposal would >> achieve widespread consensus. However with the formal release of Bitcoin >> XT 0.11A, this looks unlikely to happen, and so I am forced to share my >> concerns about this very dangerous fork. >> >> The developers of this pretender-Bitcoin claim to be following my >> original vision, but nothing could be further from the truth. When I >> designed Bitcoin, I designed it in such a way as to make future >> modifications to the consensus rules difficult without near unanimous >> agreement. Bitcoin was designed to be protected from the influence of >> charismatic leaders, even if their name is Gavin Andresen, Barack Obama, or >> Satoshi Nakamoto. Nearly everyone has to agree on a change, and they have >> to do it without being forced or pressured into it. By doing a fork in >> this way, these developers are violating the "original vision" they claim >> to honour. >> >> They use my old writings to make claims about what Bitcoin was supposed >> to be. However I acknowledge that a lot has changed since that time, and >> new knowledge has been gained that contradicts some of my early opinions. >> For example I didn't anticipate pooled mining and its effects on the >> security of the network. Making Bitcoin a competitive monetary system >> while also preserving its security properties is not a trivial problem, and >> we should take more time to come up with a robust solution. I suspect we >> need a better incentive for users to run nodes instead of relying solely on >> altruism. >> >> If two developers can fork Bitcoin and succeed in redefining what >> "Bitcoin" is, in the face of widespread technical criticism and through the >> use of populist tactics, then I will have no choice but to declare Bitcoin >> a failed project. Bitcoin was meant to be both technically and socially >> robust. This present situation has been very disappointing to watch unfold. >> >> Satoshi Nakamoto >> >> _______________________________________________ >> bitcoin-dev mailing list >> bitcoin-dev at lists.linuxfoundation.org >> https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bitcoin-dev >> > > > _______________________________________________ > bitcoin-dev mailing list > bitcoin-dev at lists.linuxfoundation.org > https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bitcoin-dev > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/attachments/20150817/cb0411d3/attachment-0001.html>