Subnostr

Exactly.

There should be more education on what it means to upgrade a Bitcoin node.

On the other hand Bitcoin Core runs what I call a software dictatorship, because it stops supporting older versions so it is not "safe" to run older versions.

This way you are forced to always use the latest version with all the changes.

At least they should use a LTS scheme with certain long term versions, 10 years, like Red Hat for example.

xiangcai 2y ago

wait bitcoin Core is not backward compatible? meaning the Satoshi version won't work all at?

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Cyph3rp9nk 2y ago

The explanation is long, better read this article to understand what happens.

https://bitcoincore.org/en/2016/10/27/segwit-upgrade-guide/

xiangcai 2y ago

got it. so the taproot now is another segwit story of "we are not forcing you but you may not fully function if not upgrade to latest" yes?

Cyph3rp9nk 2y ago

I could not answer correctly because it is something more complex, although it is as you say, the problem is that the Bitcoin Core team does not maintain older versions of Bitcoin Core without the new features, therefore gradually force you to migrate to new versions because if a security flaw arises in an old version is not remedied.

xiangcai 2y ago

I believe #[4] cares most about backward compatibility on nostr, what's your take on the bitcoin core sir?