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Board Bitcoin Discussion
Re: Prop: A Bitcoin-Qt/Bitcoind protocol release that's guaranteed to stay the same.
by
Stapleddiet
on 23/10/2012, 06:00:10 UTC

No, Bitcoin.org and Bitcoin.it claims its an experimental currency. That is not the consensus. That is not the 110 million dollar consensus in the exchange market.
It does not matter what the consensus says, the fact is it is an experiment albeit with real world consequences for those of us who are hoping on it working

Faith doesn't cut it when it comes to money. 
Sure it does, what backs money gold etc. If not faith.
The more real certainty, the better and we must not a look at the dev team now but in the future. A power structure over a very successful Bitcoin is prone to corruption: The incentive would grow exponentially.
How would that happen with the development, the best thing the team can do is make it work if its wealth they want

I don't need code experience to know its risky to change up Bitcoin.
as one of the devs has said changing things is like trying to rebuild a car while its racing(or along those line)
Spreading FUD though helps to know what your on about


Again, there are bugs generated everyday and they could easily be found in a protocol change that could be a major vulnerability. I value Bitcoin as-it-is and so do many others. We are not throwing that love away just because of sensibilities and our purported lack of license.
You are not mentioning the bugs already found and fixed 

And we have forks. Plenty of them. Litecoin is not likely to have the same momentum. We are sticking with Bitcoin and making sure it retains its security and value which can only be ruined through reckless change. I have enough life experience and knowledge of history to know how things go to shit and how things become corrupt.
More FUD from you going by the history of whats been done and fixed by the team

The United States came with a clear limitation of powers that were gradually changed by a centralized federal government. The US government now gains further control of the lives of its citizens and the people all around the world. Let's not let that happen here with our Bitcoins.
The US govt has SFA to do with me

Again, the Bitcoin.org development team acting as the single outlet for Bitcoin maintenance and change is dangerous.
Life is dangerous, get a warm blanket and watch Foxtel much safer overall.