I'm not a Core cult member or a Knots cult member, I'm a "I generally like the idea of multiple implementations" cult member.
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I donβt run Core either. (My node runs bitcoind.) I just think this whole fight is retarded and people need to fucking chill out and find a way to work together because from the outside, it looks like amateur hour over here.
I want one shared library for the consensus rules, then I don't mind how many implementations exist of everything else.
It's not easy though. 'Consensus rules' isn't just "validate each block", but also is relevant for the relay network, e.g. compact block relay and so on.