On 08/16/15 23:22, Andrew LeCody via bitcoin-dev wrote: > Cam, your scenario makes no sense. > >> 1. Spoil the ballot. Have Bitcoin Core propagate the Bitcoin XT version > string. >> 2. Encourage all miners to false vote for the Bitcoin XT fork. > > This would obliterate any confidence in Bitcoin Core. I seriously doubt > anyone would actually be ok with a pull request implementing this.
Bitcoin Core doesnt have to do this. It is rational if you have >25% of hash power (or if you believe 25% of hash power is doing this) to do this. If a 75% hardfork target is reached, and >25% of the hashpower doesnt allow the hardfork, and the hardfork is strictly more permissive than the original (ie it is essentially a reverse softfork - there are no previously valid blocks which are not still valid), then the miners who voted for the fork would be constantly generating blocks which are soft-forked-out by the >25% and non-supporting miners. I believe this was pointed out to the Bitcoin XT folks weeks ago, but apparently did not sway the decision to use 75% and a (as far as I can tell?) strictly more permissive hardfork. Matt _______________________________________________ bitcoin-dev mailing list bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bitcoin-dev
