Quote from: bitwhizz on March 22, 2014, 11:20:25 AM

Quote from: r0ach on March 22, 2014, 11:17:11 AM

Quote from: bitwhizz on March 22, 2014, 08:57:07 AM

Does anyone know the legality of the devs getting rid of something within the protocol which is non consentual to other users of bitcoin, it can;t be legal

there must be regulations in place

Not kidding, I honestly did laugh while reading this.

XCP people threatening lawsuits over their choice of poor design implementation that leaves them vulnerable to any whim the BTC devs might have for changing protocol.

Only threats which exist are from the bitcoin devs and their hostility towards innovation
, I just want know what protects bitcoin protocol from its devs, and what protects other protocols/companies/organisation with vested interest (both in time and finance), from the devs

It's funny you and others should say this.

I've been asked by many different people on many different occasions about the longevity of bitcoin (apparently I am the resident bitcoin guy Roll Eyes

).
If you had asked me a year ago I would have said bitcoin was the way of the future. Now I have to honestly tell people, "I'm not so sure if bitcoin will be the defacto crypto currency of the future". There is still the possibility, but not with the current generation of bitcoin developers it seems.

I've found myself repeating to them the fact that the current generation of bitcoin developers seem very conservative and close minded. People find this confusing since they view bitcoin itself as such an innovative concept.
These bitcoin developers treat any proposed change to the "original vision" of bitcoin as an attack on bitcoin itself.
The counterparty devs should have known this before even asking the bitcoin devs to change anything.

Maybe what these devs don't understand is that when you stop growing and innovating you start losing (microsoft vs apple anyone?).

As I understand it XCP is in no danger. They will just continue on with the method they are using now (regardless of how ideal or efficient it may be). The devs certainly won't risk changing their precious original concept just to thwart Counterparty. And if something is changed, we will adapt. Etherium plans to use their own block chain, why can't we? yes its extreme, but the option is there. It would certainly make downloading the blockchain a lot less painful.