The reservation I have about Knots is that I don’t know how reliable the code-base is. I can’t vet it myself and I don’t know how if others have done it already. Any info here?
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nostr:npub1wnlu28xrq9gv77dkevck6ws4euej4v568rlvn66gf2c428tdrptqq3n3wr nostr:npub1lh273a4wpkup00stw8dzqjvvrqrfdrv2v3v4t8pynuezlfe5vjnsnaa9nk Do you want to give brief explanation on this? I think one of you would be best guy to talk about this.
It's a fork of Core. Just makes a few things user configurable that aren't in Core. It's extremely low risk vs independent, ground-up implementations like BTCD which have fallen out of consensus before. There isn't really that risk but of course there are fewer eyeballs on Knots than Core.
This is a great answer. Thank you.
No worse than Core. Arguably better since it includes many more fixes
Where do I safely download Knots?
Will you ever consider implementing TXHASH, CTV or other upgrades?
Feels like there needs to be a downstream repository where upgrades / soft forks can be merged and downloaded safely. I’d like to run this stuff to get the ball rolling.
Softforks require community support
Thank you. Any chance you will merge CTV and/or TXHASH in the future?
Again, softforks require community support
What if you made the code base for certain soft forks available so the community members that wanted to could support these changes? It seems talking about it on xitter and nostr isn’t enough. Something actionable could be a good barometer if support does actually exist.
I would run Knots + TXHASH so that it could exist and be an option. Maybe others would too. I’m not a technical so if this line of thinking doesn’t make sense just understand I don’t fully understand why. But I’m saying this stuff in good faith as someone who wants to push things forward.