rich1.0npub1rv5ajnhgrc0wq3ulrk6tcjkgsaq8h4rs5rtsvrnklz4j0lw40egqphc5wthttps://nostr.ae/npub1rv5ajnhgrc0wq3ulrk6tcjkgsaq8h4rs5rtsvrnklz4j0lw40egqphc5wtnjumphttps://nostr.ae📅 Original date posted:2015-07-30 📝 Original message:These are the types of things I have been discussing in relation to a process: -A list of metrics -A Risk analysis of the baseline system. Bitcoin as it is now. -Mitigation strategies for each risk. -A set of goals. -A Road map for each goal that lists the changes or possible avenues to achieve that goal. Proposed changes would be measured against the same metrics and a risk analysis done so it can be compared with the baseline. For example, the block size debate would be discussed in the context of a road map related to a goal of increase scaling. One of the metrics would be a decentralization metric. (A framework for a decentralization metric is at http://www.hks.harvard.edu/fs/pnorris/Acrobat/stm103%20articles/Schneider_Decentralization.pdf). Cost would be one aspect of the decentralization metric. Russ On 7/30/2015 7:33 PM, Eric Lombrozo via bitcoin-dev wrote: > >> On Jul 30, 2015, at 5:29 AM, Gavin <gavinandresen at gmail.com >> <mailto:gavinandresen at gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> it is hard to have a rational conversation about that when even simple >> questions like 'what is s reasonable cost to run a full node' are met >> with silence. > > Some of the risks are pretty hard to quantify. But I think this misses > the bigger point - it very well *might* be possible to safely raise this > limit or even get rid of it by first fixing some serious issues with the > protocol. But over six years into the project and these issues continue > to be all-but-ignored by most of the community (including at least a few > core developers). I don’t think it’s really a matter of whether we agree > on whether it’s good to raise the block size limit, Gavin. I think it’s > a matter of a difference in priorities. > > - Eric > > > _______________________________________________ > bitcoin-dev mailing list > bitcoin-dev at lists.linuxfoundation.org > https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bitcoin-dev >