[Bitcoin-segwit2x] F2Pool backing out of NYA - Fork still happening?

[Jeff Garzik]

Answers inline...



On Oct 12, 2017 6:41 AM, "Melvin Carvalho via Bitcoin-segwit2x" <
bitcoin-segwit2x at lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote:



On 12 October 2017 at 14:49, Peter BitcoinReminder.com via Bitcoin-segwit2x
<bitcoin-segwit2x at lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote:

> Since F2Pool stopped signaling for the NYA[1] and slush also mines mostly
> non-NYA blocks, are you still going to fork off in November - splitting the
> chain intentionally?
>

This is good new information, thanks!


It is information over a month old. See counter.


A sensible approach might be:

1. Allow the implementation of Schnorr signatures


Very risky- this impacts tx message integrity and authenticity. Changing
transaction signing code impacts private keys and other security sensitive
surfaces.

In comparison, changing the size of the message container - a block - does
not impact message integrity and authenticity.

2. In parallel, address the issues raised on the segwit2x codebase


Link to the issues filed?


3. Unfreeze the segwit2x code, and seek a dialogue with core on a timeline
for a 2x block size increase


All field evidence points to continual delays, never a base block size
increase as has been planned since 2010.

Repeated attempts at dialogue just result in attacks, delays, The Familiar
Stuff.



The reason being that we've just had a capacity upgrade and segwit is
starting to kick in.  Blocks are less congested now.  Schnorr will likely
give another 30% capacity quite soon.  This will allow general hardware
increases to make moving to 2x blocks, without a contentious hard fork,
more practical.


It is extremely contentious to continue blocking a block size increase.

Continued delay is part of what produced the gridlock that we saw over the
past two years.



Just my 2 cents.


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