Hi,
I don't understand why this is an issue -
If ver 0.8.2 is a problem, why not use 0.8.1 ?
Or someone recompile the 0.8.2 source with the changes you want/dont want ..
As far as I can see, no one has a central authority to decide anything on bitcoin.
The p2p network continues to work regardless of version ..
or am I wrong ?
MK
It is not an issue. You don't even need to recompile or build an alternative client. Dust is set at 54.3% of min relay tx fee amount. By default that is 0.1 mBTC (10,000 S) and thus dust is 0.0543 mBTC (5,430 S). If you disagree with the default all you need to do is add a line to the config file changing the default minimum relay fee amount to a lower (or higher) amount.
Due to a potential zero confirm double spend attack (which only affects clients prior to 0.8.2) and a memory crash denial of service attack (which only affects clients prior to 0.8.3) "boycotting" the latest client is horribly stupid advice. Users should upgrade to 0.8.3 and modify their config file if they don't like the default values.