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An important caveat is that Bitcoin Script isn't enabled in the current implementation of Bitcoin, for obvious security reasons. The immense possibility of Scri
by rms 13y ago
An important caveat is that Bitcoin Script isn't enabled in the current implementation of Bitcoin, for obvious security reasons. The immense possibility of Script is yet another reason I am long on Bitcoin.
- tlrobinson 13y agoOnly parts of it aren't enabled. You can already do a lot with Script: "This is a list of all Script words (commands/functions). Some of the more complicated opcodes are disabled out of concern that the client might have a bug in their implementation; if a transaction using such an opcode were to be included in the chain any fix would risk forking the chain." https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Script https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Script
- maaku 13y agoWhat are you talking about? Every single transaction uses the bitcoin scripting language, and has since the genesis block. There are certain rules about which transactions are relayed based on the scripts they contain, but scripting certainly is an integral part of bitcoin as it exists today.
- tedunangst 13y agoCustom scripts aren't run. At this point, scripts are just exceptionally long identifiers for predetermined actions.
- maaku 13y agoSimply wrong. I suggest you actually look at the source code to bitcoind (start with script.cpp, and the validation methods in main.cpp/core.cpp which call it).
- tedunangst 13y agoMy mistake. I was under the impression the whitelist was quite restrictive, but maybe not.
- nullc 13y agoThats not correct. They're executed, and fancy scripts are sometimes used on the network. Common wallet software just uses templates to create and decide which scripts are relevant to them— but the network itself absolutely does validate them.