Quote from: mhps on May 01, 2013, 10:13:34 AM

Quote from: kjj on May 01, 2013, 05:52:26 AM

Bitcoin is a set of rules, a "protocol"... If there is a fork, the branch that does not follow the current rules is "not-bitcoin"

Who is there to decide which branch is "not-bitcoin"? Is there a supreme court in charge of interpreting every word (What "is" is?) of Satoshi's paper, and all the foundation documents? Is the self-consistency of all the "protocols" future-proof? Who has the authority to appoint the judges of the supreme court? The economic mass Bitcoin attracts could be the very factor that undoes Bitcoin. Powerful interest groups will want to butt in.

Who is there to decide? Well, Ill decide! if i can add it to the amount in my bitcoin wallet and trade it like BTC @ BTC prices then its bitcoin. if not then its "not-bitcoin".