[bitcoin-dev] Block size: It's economics & user preparation & moral hazard

[Justus Ranvier]

On 12/26/2015 05:01 PM, Pieter Wuille via bitcoin-dev wrote:
> I think the shortest reasonable timeframe for an uncontroversial
> hardfork is somewhere in the range between 6 and 12 months.

This argument would hold more weight if it didn't looks like a stalling
tactic in context.

6 months ago, there was a concerted effort to being the process then,
for exactly this reason.

After 6 months of denial, stonewalling, and generally unproductive
fighting, the need for proactivity is being acknowledged with no
reference to the delay.

If the network ever ends up making a hasty forced upgrade to solve a
capacity emergency the responsibility for that difficulty will not fall
on those who did their best to prevent emergency upgrades by planning ahead.


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