Author: Eric Lombrozo 2015-07-23 00:43:02
Published on: 2015-07-23T00:43:02+00:00
The discussion revolves around the proposal of a modularized codebase that supports dynamic linking, to make swapping out consensus rules easier. The idea is to allow users to decide between different chain parameters at runtime rather than having to fork the codebase and implement their own changes. While this cuts out most of the work required for creating forks, it doesn't guarantee irreversibility of transactions unless there is overwhelming support for the fork. The proposal also suggests requiring a new genesis block, different magic bytes, and a different network port for any such change. The discussion emphasizes the need for mechanisms to gracefully merge divergent chains without causing significant network disruptions.
Updated on: 2023-06-10T03:13:23.746737+00:00