Re: [bitcoin-dev] A different approach to define and understand softforks and hardforks

2017-04-05 Thread greg misiorek via bitcoin-dev
I'm not an expert to refute this classification, but would love to see those points addressed by those in the know, without resorting to ad hominem, even though I know it's really hard. thx, gm From: Johnson Lau via

[bitcoin-dev] A different approach to define and understand softforks and hardforks

2017-04-05 Thread Johnson Lau via bitcoin-dev
Softforks and hardforks are usually defined in terms of block validity (BIP99): making valid blocks invalid is a softfork, making invalid blocks valid is a hardfork, and SFs are usually considered as less disruptive as it is considered to be “opt-in”. However, as shown below this technical