[Bitcoin-segwit2x] SegWit2x Hard Fork Testing Update

Peter Todd pete at petertodd.org
Wed Jul 12 20:56:50 UTC 2017


On Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 10:07:50PM +0200, Tom Zander via Bitcoin-segwit2x wrote:
> On Wednesday, 12 July 2017 21:56:16 CEST Peter Todd wrote:
> > > Please don't confuse a hard fork with a chain split.
> 
> Peter, the above statement is a supported fact, technical based on how 
> Bitcoin works.
> 
> You are conflating the issue with your counter below which is completely non-
> technical and only goes towards intention.
> 
> Please acknowledge the technical **fact** that a hard fork does NOT mean the 
> same thing as a chain-split.

You seem to be defining "hard fork" and "chain split" in ways unlike the vast
majority of Bitcoin developers. Would you mind replying with what exactly your
definition of those terms are?


Having said that, I don't think the definitions of the terms are all that
relevant to my argument, so your line of discussion may be irrelevant.
Regardless of what you call it, there is a high probability that segwit2x will
lead to two distinct chains without any good way for lite clients to reliably
distinguish between the two.

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