I was saying that somewhat tongue-in-cheek...sorry that didn't come through in the text. On Jul 5, 2015 2:05 PM, "Justus Ranvier" < justus@openbitcoinprivacyproject.org> wrote: > On 07/05/2015 03:53 PM, Eric Lombrozo wrote: > > Perhaps I didn't write that so well if I gave that impression. Perhaps > > taking a look at some of my work in this space would make you think > > otherwise. (yes, I've implemented an entire SPV stack from scratch...look > > it up.) > > I get concerned when I hear statement like "the raison d'etre of bitcoin > is trustlessness" because it implies that Bitcoin promises infinite > security, which has never been the case. > > I don't think we can meaningfully discuss Bitcoin security issues if > every proposal is compared to a straw standard of perfection which is > achievable. When everybody expects infinite security then the perfect > turns into the enemy of the good (and the achievable). > > -- > Justus Ranvier > Open Bitcoin Privacy Project > http://www.openbitcoinprivacyproject.org/ > justus@openbitcoinprivacyproject.org > E7AD 8215 8497 3673 6D9E 61C4 2A5F DA70 EAD9 E623 > > _______________________________________________ > bitcoin-dev mailing list > bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org > https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bitcoin-dev > >