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buffalo 2y ago

People talk about #Bitcoin ossification.

How would that actually work?

Is it just in people's brains that it's not allowed to change?

Or do all opcodes get assigned to something?

Or do we just say it's ossified based on an observation that it's too hard to change?

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kidwarp 2y ago

Kinda just means we all agree to stop working on changing the base layer of the code (L1) and only work on higher levels of development (L2, L3… etc)

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buffalo 2y ago

So then it would just be a cultural attitude. But I'm thinking that wouldn't stick and the debates continue.

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kidwarp 2y ago

Look at the history of the internet and how it’s built and maintained at the base layer of code.

Really similar in regards to this.

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nerd2ninja; ©️📺 2y ago

People just have to agree to stop running nodes that contain changes basically. I don't think it should happen for its own sake though. Review a change proposal and decide if its worthwhile.