> That was essentially what we did in the end, we replaced the network
> identifier ("main"/"test") with the genesis block hash. The result is
> never going to accidentally work with Bitcoin Core (nor vice-versa), but
> is readily extensible to any other altcoins that want to use the
> specification without requiring any sort of central registry.
>Interesting approach, and I also think that requiring a central registry would be potentially harmful. However, I think it might not be adequate to think of the network identifier as being congruent with the genesis block hash. In the theoretical case of the blockchain being continued on two forked chains (with two communities which prefer one of the chains each), clients would not be prevented from interpreting messages on the wrong chain. Best regards, Isidor ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ _______________________________________________ Bitcoin-development mailing list Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development
