[PATCH] increase block size limit
We should be able to at least match Paypal’s average transaction rate…
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Applying this patch will make you incompatible with other Bitcoin clients.
Quote from: theymos on October 03, 2010, 08:28:39 PM
Applying this patch will make you incompatible with other Bitcoin clients.
+1 theymos. Don’t use this patch, it’ll make you incompatible with the network, to your own detriment.
We can phase in a change later if we get closer to needing it.
Quote from: satoshi on October 03, 2010, 09:07:28 PM
We can phase in a change later if we get closer to needing it.
IMO it’s a marketing thing. It’s tough to get people to buy into a system, if the network is technically incapable of supporting high transaction rates.
Quote from: jgarzik on October 03, 2010, 09:38:46 PM
Quote from: satoshi on October 03, 2010, 09:07:28 PM
We can phase in a change later if we get closer to needing it.
IMO it’s a marketing thing. It’s tough to get people to buy into a system, if the network is technically incapable of supporting high transaction rates.
Satoshi just said it can be changed, so technically the network is capable.
Quote from: FreeMoney on October 04, 2010, 07:39:35 AM
Quote from: jgarzik on October 03, 2010, 09:38:46 PM
Quote from: satoshi on October 03, 2010, 09:07:28 PM
We can phase in a change later if we get closer to needing it.
IMO it’s a marketing thing. It’s tough to get people to buy into a system, if the network is technically incapable of supporting high transaction rates.
Satoshi just said it can be changed, so technically the network is capable.
It is also an incompatible change, as you see…
[Deleted] Quote from: martin on October 04, 2010, 11:50:35 AM
No, it’s incompatible if just a few people change their behaviour. To roll out a change to the network you need to get most of the clients understanding both the old and the new protocol, and then when you have a majority you turn on the new protocol.
You just described a whole-network upgrade. I’d call that an incompatible change Smiley
The effort to raise the transaction rate limit is the same as the effort to change the fundamental nature of bitcoins: convince the vast majority to upgrade.
It can be phased in, like:
if (blocknumber > 115000) maxblocksize = largerlimit
It can start being in versions way ahead, so by the time it reaches that block number and goes into effect, the older versions that don’t have it are already obsolete.
When we’re near the cutoff block number, I can put an alert to old versions to make sure they know they have to upgrade.