Quote from: Chris Acheson on August 28, 2011, 07:39:26 AM

I'm talking about the protocol. You know, that thing that's actually kind of difficult to change once a blockchain gets established? What have you done that can't just be released as a modified client for the Bitcoin blockchain? By my count:

Difficulty algorithm aims for 3 minute blocks instead of 10 minute blocks. Achieved by changing one constant. Of questionable merit, due to scalability concerns.
Difficulty retargets more often. Achieved by changing one constant. Essential for an underdog blockchain to survive, but not really relevant for Bitcoin.
Difficulty increases limited to +10% per retarget. Achieved by changing one constant. Essentially an extra subsidy to miners, not relevant for Bitcoin.
Block reward changed from 50 to 32. Achieved by changing one constant. Irrelevant except for the psychological factor, see also: Ixcoin.

Any other PROTOCOL changes that I missed? If not, then are these really supposed to be your grand innovations that we're all expected to switch blockchains for?

For a start many of those things if you look in the code aren't a "constant". I can tell you haven't looked at the code because you would see there is 3 bands of increase, 2%, 6% and 10%. So already you're coming from a ridiculously ignorant position.

Secondly the majority of the Bitcoin procotol works well, so the majority of the the protocol needs little changing in my mind, but when it comes to the important things I did change them, as small as they may be. They make SolidCoin a resilient network, BETTER than Bitcoin. This isn't subjective.

Thirdly if you think all that Bitcoin is about is the protocol you probably share the same characteristics as many of the developers, most with their heads in the sand. Where is the ease of use to get grandma using it? Where are the tools to help developers make secure sites so that MyBitcoin.com's aren't happening every second week. Where is the education of the people who are now losing money for others through careless mistakes? Where are the optimizations to the most commonly called APIs? We have sites going up and down like a yoyo as they try to balance a broken program.

Since I took the Bitcoin source and made SolidCoin there have been "3 commits" to Bitcoin in a week and a half. None adding or fixing anything. Meanwhile hundreds of lines have been added to SolidCoin, 40 or so bugs have been fixed and the network is capable of defending itself against a variety of scenarios Bitcoin cannot. So carry on with your ignorant thoughts if you want to continue coming across as a fool.