I am making a list of technical people against relaxing the op_return filter

If you know someone I should add to the list, please let me know in this thread or make a PR

https://github.com/supertestnet/list_of_technical_people_against_relaxing_the_op_return_filter

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Please keep bitcoin clean !

Satoshi Nakamoto, Nick Szabo, Samson Mow

My list originally included Satoshi Nakamoto and Samson Mow. I removed Satoshi because the spam filter under discussion was created after he left, and I'm not sure how he would feel about it. I removed Samson Mow because I checked his github and saw that he does not appear to regularly write or review code for bitcoin (or bitcoin-adjecent) apps or protocols. As for Nick, he too does not appear to do that. He *influenced* the development of bitcoin, and might even be one of its creators, if the multiple-Satoshi theory is true, but I am not convinced that he is a contributor in the sense I am looking for.

It wasn't needed before Satoshi left. I think this is proof of him thinking it would be problematic.

Samson Mow is behind Aqua Wallet. Not sure if he writes code. Maybe we can ask him? nostr:nprofile1qqsvnvvlln2ru6jlyweayugxecv7ftfdlzd6zqca63sh7x6ercggjegpp3mhxue69uhkyunz9e5k7qg4waehxw309ajkgetw9ehx7um5wghxcctwvszvprka

According to Gemini: Nick Szabo has a degree in computer science. In a 2015 Reddit post mentioned that he was once "proficient at c++" and even taught a c++ course.

He is a coder, but not a bitcoin coder (unless he is Satoshi, or part of Satoshi per the multiple-Satoshi theory)

Glad to be part of this list!

Users need to have sovereignty over their node and what they store on it.

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