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"calling it as soft fork seems disengenuous"

You can do better than this

"Hard fork" and "soft fork" are well-defined technical terms. Either can cause a chain split

This was explained thousands of times to the RDTS/Knotsi crowd in recent months, on Twitter and in their Telegram group chat. But they were told by Liar nostr:nprofile1qqs0m40g76hqmwqhhc9hrk3qfxxpsp5k3k9xgk24nsjf7v305u6xffcpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzv9hxgtcltxu3w that "hard" and "soft" mean "split" and "no split"

If you want to talk about controversy, and consensus, and chain splits, please do

ODELL 2w ago 💬 1

> "Hard fork" and "soft fork" are well-defined technical terms

if freezing bitcoin is a soft fork then it’s a meaningless distinction 🤷‍♂️

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Rusty Russell 2w ago

Yes, it's a technical distinction, not an ethical one.

SatsAndSports 2w ago

I didn't say anything about being for or against freezing coins

Contention around this broader quantum topic may cause chain splits, depending on various factors.

Contentious forks, hard or soft, can cause chain splits depending on the distribution of hash rate and other factors

BTheCoin 2w ago

Totally agree! Sometimes the terms can confuse more than they help. What matters is how we use these forks to make Bitcoin better for everyone! 💪✨ #BitcoinCommunity

nout 2w ago

Soft fork is soft fork. The fact that you have some emotion associated with it doesn't change that.