Here is an earlier reference to bits: https://www.mail-archive.com/bitcoin-development%40lists.sourceforge.net/msg04248.html I forgot that Alan Reiner was also supporting a unit equals to bits : https://www.mail-archive.com/bitcoin-development%40lists.sourceforge.net/msg04264.html and here the earlier going back to March 2013 and a poll at that time pushing for XBT being 1 bit https://www.mail-archive.com/bitcoin-development%40lists.sourceforge.net/msg04256.html Regards, Tamas Blummer http://bitsofproof.com On 20.04.2014, at 16:53, Pieter Wuille wrote: > I told him specifically to bring it here (on a pull request for > Bitcoin Core), as there is no point in making such convention changes > to just one client. > > I wasn't aware of any discussion about the "bits" proposal here before. > > On Sun, Apr 20, 2014 at 4:28 PM, Tamas Blummer wrote: >> People on this list are mostly engineers who have no problem dealing with >> magnitudes and have rather limited empathy for people who have a problem >> with them. >> They also tend to think, that because they invented money 2.0 they would not >> need to care of finance's or people's current customs. >> >> The importance of their decisions in these questions will fade as people >> already use wallets other than the core. >> >> Bring this particular discussion elsewhere, to the wallet developer. >> >> BTW the topic was discussed here several times, you have my support and Jeff >> Garzik's. >> >> Regards, >> >> Tamas Blummer >> http://bitsofproof.com >> >> On 20.04.2014, at 15:15, Rob Golding wrote: >> >> The average person is not going to be confident that the prefix they >> are using is the correct one, >> >> >> The use of any 'prefix' is one of choice and entirely unnecessary, and there >> are already established 'divisions' in u/mBTC for those that feel they need >> to use such things. >> >> people WILL send 1000x more or less than >> intended if we go down this road, >> >> >> Exceptionally unlikely - I deal every day with currencies with 0, 2 and 3 >> dp's in amount ranging from 'under 1 whole unit' to tens of thousands - Not >> once in 20 years has anyone ever 'sent' more or less than intended - oh, >> they've 'intended' to underpay just fine, but never *unintended*. >> >> I propose that users are offered a preference to denominate the >> Bitcoin currency in a unit called a bit. Where one bitcoin (BTC) >> equals one million bits (bits) and one bit equals 100 satoshis. >> >> >> I propose that for people unable to understand what a bitcoin is, they can >> just use satoshi's and drop this entire proposal. >> >> Rob >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book >> "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their >> applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, >> this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/NeoTech >> _______________________________________________ >> Bitcoin-development mailing list >> Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book >> "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their >> applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, >> this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/NeoTech >> _______________________________________________ >> Bitcoin-development mailing list >> Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development >> >