>Hi Josie, > ... > Hosting the files would give a constant attack surface to the process > of fetching them. At any point the server could be DoS'd, the network > layer could be attacked (BGP, DNS), admins could be compromised, legal > avenues explored to take down hosting providers or ISP connections, > regional reliability issues can disrupt this and so on.
As you point out immediately below, this is actually just a cost... > Sure, these are problems that most internet companies face and where > solutions exist but these are usually costly and require constant > maintenance. Yes, there is a cost for hosting your own content. Sure, anyone can create the content, but it's unusable without the trusted authority. You have confirmed this by repeatedly pointing out that the authority is trustworthy (they write the code and engage in public review), while at the same time suggesting that there is no such authority (and unspecified in the BIP). It's not clear which it is... trusted authority or untrustworthy. > The uptime of the bitcoin network has famously been pretty good The fact that it's cheaper for you is not justification for foisting an identity/authority/trust-based system onto the Bitcoin network. You're explaining to us how you will centralize Bitcoin validation, but that you don't want to pay for it. It's not exactly the most compelling argument. e -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bitcoin Development Mailing List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bitcoindev/6292786d-6509-486d-945c-b8c7f6225e81n%40googlegroups.com.
