Re:The Schism Over Bitcoin Is How Bitcoin Is Supposed to Work
by pflats on Friday February 12, 2016 @11:44AM
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"He also complained of denial-of-service attacks against Coinbase and others, while The New York Times reported that some developers had received death threats.
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But he raises a good point—denial-of-service attacks and death threats notwithstanding.
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This is pretty much how things are supposed to work. Sure, [...] the election tactics got out of hand at times. But, well, this is the internet."
This is a hell of a thing to yadda yadda. Calling DDOSes and death threats "election tactics" is ridiculous. If running X version of bitcoin is voting, then it's not a (free) election if you interrupt people on the way to the polls and intimidate them when they're not backing your candidate.
[...]
But he raises a good point—denial-of-service attacks and death threats notwithstanding.
[...]
This is pretty much how things are supposed to work. Sure, [...] the election tactics got out of hand at times. But, well, this is the internet."
This is a hell of a thing to yadda yadda. Calling DDOSes and death threats "election tactics" is ridiculous. If running X version of bitcoin is voting, then it's not a (free) election if you interrupt people on the way to the polls and intimidate them when they're not backing your candidate.