Author: Luke-Jr 2011-08-22 19:49:36
Published on: 2011-08-22T19:49:36+00:00
The conversation between Douglas Huff and Fred Concklin on August 22, 2011, was centered around daemonizing Bitcoin on boot and bringing it into general coding and implementation paradigms seen on GNU/Linux platforms. However, Douglas argued that Bitcoin already works fine in this regard using standard tools, especially with daemontools/runit. He also pointed out that Fred's interest in "coding and implementation paradigms" has nothing to do with integration with some non-standard "init replacement" that goes against the whole design of Unix.Douglas suggested properly abstracting the components such that the node, wallet, and GUI can work together while being distinct parts. This could involve working on coming up with a standard for a wallet protocol, which Fred might be interested in. The conversation highlights the importance of using standard tools and protocols in Bitcoin implementation to ensure compatibility with existing systems.
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