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> Similarly Linux has "Linus decentralisation": there's an elaborate decentralised version control system, but nonetheless Linus has effective final veto in pra
by moviuro 8y ago
> Similarly Linux has "Linus decentralisation": there's an elaborate decentralised version control system, but nonetheless Linus has effective final veto in practice. And Etherum has "Vitalik decentralisation": disasters such as the DAO can be reversed by code changes, because even if the blockchain is immutable the code required to interpret it isn't.
There is nothing but "sheep mentality" preventing most people from (hard) forking.
Don't like what Ethereum did with the DAO incident? Don't patch. See https://ethereumclassic.github.io/ https://ethereumclassic.github.io/
Don't like what Linus did (not) merge? Fork the project, and patch it like you want. See https://grsecurity.net/features.php https://grsecurity.net/features.php
- abakker 8y agoWell, yes, except that unless you get a critical mass of people that agree with you, you lose all compatibility. Nobody will buy your Ether-fork and while your Linux fork might work, it’s all yours to maintain from that moment on. There is value in standardization, even if the standards aren’t perfect.