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On 6 August 2014 10:30:11 GMT-07:00, Mark Friedenbach <m...@monetize.io> wrote: >On 08/06/2014 01:20 PM, Peter Todd wrote: >> The general case doesn't require transmission of any merkle data; it >> is derived from the tx data. > >How can that possibly be the case? The information is hidden behind the >Merkle root in the transaction. The validator needs to know whether >there is an expiry and what it is. What's it supposed to do, guess? The general case is all committed information is included in the transaction; the merkle tree is a compatibility path, as well as an optimisation for lite clients and applications. You should read more about soft-forks; see the BIP. Remember that Bitcoin protocol development and deployment is not a centrally controlled activity. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: APG v1.1.1 iQFQBAEBCAA6BQJT4mgPMxxQZXRlciBUb2RkIChsb3cgc2VjdXJpdHkga2V5KSA8 cGV0ZUBwZXRlcnRvZGQub3JnPgAKCRAZnIM7qOfwhSYlCAC1ncAGQt53HKS+8/rq OG0RGrqE2l2/qCM/ybd9M8TkwxaI3NB5bqfIus8dB5MnyiTBFS3ooN54kNNOHtSX 2rEzPJphtOj46tk3nqe1QO3cbFJPjBCtxZff51DWZckhCiO2Iy1Br3fK3v55iscp 1jxyZnpfgUG/Ivfx+h6vkisucBXgXJ82d5vzvMIMxixh4v2+4/SAcSY6HCLIpxmV Z3l0NcGllnmWe5B6eftpWYUAREuoCNk/671jHmwu0cqk2u/Egrp776zxkEO1xivH d0EWjJmlDLmQ2hEhkpBq46ji/2m4EWPLqTW/EXf3RzwU8uCEldbxEe2tyZ0d6oBt NnTE =AhV7 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Infragistics Professional Build stunning WinForms apps today! Reboot your WinForms applications with our WinForms controls. Build a bridge from your legacy apps to the future. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=153845071&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Bitcoin-development mailing list Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development
