Subject: Re: [bitcoindev] Re: A "Free" Relay Attack Taking Advantage of The Lack of Full-RBF In Core

From: Peter Todd <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2024 15:08:10 +0000

On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 10:57:40PM -0700, /dev /fd0 wrote:
> Hi Antoine,
> 
> >  I'm interested if you can propose a formal or mathematical definition of 
> what constitute
> > an in-topic of off-topic comments on a matters like full RBF, which has 
> been controversial
> > for like a decade.
> 
> I will quote _willcl-ark_'s last comment as I do not have enough 
> permissions in bitcoin core repository to moderate comments:
> 
> "However the comments section here has become difficult to follow due to 
> numerous off-topic comments, a few personal disagreements, and repetition 
> of arguments. In the interest of having a more productive and focused 
> technical and philosophical discussion we are going to close and lock this 
> PR."
> 
> A new pull request should help reviewers. If you do not agree with it, feel 
> free to discuss it with moderators in bitcoin core IRC channel.

It's quite bizzare to use "off topic comments" as an excuse to close a pull-req
fixing a specific security vulnerability, assuming you actually care about that
vulnerability. As I've said elsewhere, Core could have easily and quietly
merged that pull-req as-is, possibly by having a few people write some obvious
ACK rationals.

The only good explanation for closing it is to further delay merging the
pull-req, as well as disclosing the vulnerability.

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