Hello, Even though I'm not a dev, I can't agree more, and would like to know if they are expected steps being taken, some fixes coming, or whatever?
Thank you all for your hard work. Raphael On 07/23/2012 12:37 AM, grarpamp wrote: > Given a testbed: Pentium 4 1.8GHz single core, 2GB ram, FreeBSD 8, > disk is geli aes-128 + zfs sha-256, bitcoin 0.6.3, Tor proxy, > An estimate is made that by the end of the year bitcoin will > completely overrun the capabilities of this reasonable class of > machines. > It already takes a month to build a new blockchain, let alone keep up > with new incoming blocks. > Yes, it also has workstation duties, yet even if those were removed, > it would probably choke by mid 2013. > > It would appear bitcoin has some *serious* scalability hurdles coming > down the road. > Most certainly if the user expects to independantly build, manage, and > trust their own blockchain. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions > will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware > threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > _______________________________________________ > Bitcoin-development mailing list > Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Bitcoin-development mailing list Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development
