[Pkg-bitcoin-devel] groestlcoin

[Micha Bailey]

On Thursday, April 7, 2016, Jonas Smedegaard <dr at jones.dk> wrote:

> Quoting Micha Bailey (2016-04-07 17:57:18)
> > I'm assuming Groestlcoin is similar to Bitcoin etc. in that changes do
> > happen periodically on the network -- soft forks, etc.
> >
> > This makes cryptocurrencies inappropriate for inclusion in stable
> > releases.
>
> I agree Groestlcoin is similar to Bitcoin, but not with your conclusion
> that it makes the package unsuitable for stable releases.
>
> Only if Groestlcoin makes as disruptive changes to their protocol as
> Bitcoin did in 2013 will stable release of Groestcoin be problematic.

It's not just that it once made disruptive changes. There's a new version
in the rc cycle right now introducing a soft-fork, which can cause older
versions of the software to behave incorrectly. Are you saying you believe
Groestlcoin will never have any kind of similar change, no new
network-level features, no urgent bugs that cause emergency forks as
happened back with BIP0050?

>
> I will consider our options if that happens, not give up ahead.
>
>  - Jonas
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