It doesn’t matter who can write changes into a repo housing the #Bitcoin Core software. It’s the users that choose what software to run that matter. #UASF
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The problem is these reporters often think Bitcoin is like an app on the App Store controlled by a company. We need to educate and break their assumptions.
It’s a symptom of growing up in a world where *everything* that exists to them is centralized, starting from the OS on their computers. Any exposure or basic understanding of say Linux would have helped improve chances of them understanding Bitcoin.
Jamie Dimon enters the chat 👀
“There’s nothing stopping them from just making more than 21 m bitcoin”
You are right. There aren't any decentralized platforms that could be given as an example. P2P file sharing would be the most relatable I think, but is hardly relevant any more these days.
Tell me you don't understand open source software without telling me you don't understand open source software.
Bullish 😬
Yes, but I’m not sure how many users specifically review and decide which version to run. I would guess maybe 500 users know what’s in the version they install. IMHO, there’s still too much trust in just going to the website and downloading latest. There are multiple websites (bitcoin.org, bitcoincore.org, etc) and this is confusing to many users.
You mean we can’t remove naughty words from English by getting the Oxford English Dictionary to delist them?? 😂
We should try. 😜
With out extraordinary consensus both the timechain and the source code repository can fork. Git is distributed; there is no lockin.
It's very clear the article aims to scare and confuse skeptical investors. Belittling devs and depicting a false image of a hacker project run by a closed group.
Seriously WSJ 😤