82 sats \ 2 replies \ @Scoresby OP 4 Mar \ parent \ on: DISCUSS: ETH is more decentralized than BTC when it comes to client diversity bitcoin
Something I'm confused about re a written spec:
Presumably this spec would evolve over time. Who would be the "keeper of the spec" or the people who change it?
I'm sure industries have solved this problem, but I can't imagine it looks a whole lot different than a lighter version of bitcoin core.
How does a spec get us out of the single client dominance (unless it is ossified and set in stone)?
A spec doesn't solve the problem. It would just make it easier to write new clients.
In order to not have single client dominance you need
- A number of good alternative clients
- People willing to try something different
- People that see the benefit/need for diversity in clients.
There are some natural reasons for new clients to arise. I think the alt clients pretty much come out of these reasons.
- Mobile OS limitations (neutrino bitcoin)
- Bandwidth limitations
- Performance improvements
- Ease of use
Basically different use cases or priorities drive the desire for different clients. I just think we are still early but now is the time to ask these questions.
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Here's the deal. I am just now diving into actual bitcoin development myself so I could be off base in some way. I'm sure a stacker will correct me if I'm wrong :)
I've written many specs over the years but never anything open source, but you are right. I imagine it would like a lot like the current bitcoin-core dev process. In my mind it would make it easier for developers to write new clients if there were a clear spec. It would not only help with new clients but also core dev work.
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