> Such developments would significantly strengthen the system. Modularization > would make cancer attacks less likely and increase the node count, which, > currently, is fairly low.
Do we know for certain or at least a rough figure of the node count in the network? On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 8:02 PM, <bitcoingr...@gmx.com> wrote: > One of the primary upcoming priorities for bitcoin’s infrastructure, beyond > the bloom filter, will be the continued modularization of the system. > > Here at the Bitcoin Grant, we would like to jump start this development with > a financial incentive and initiate an ongoing conversation on how we can > work together towards developing a smarter, more efficient system of > tomorrow, today. > > Up for grabs: 500 bitcoins or $500,000; whichever is greater. > > Taking on a project of this scope is a highly intensive, technical > undertaking and we believe excellent developers should be compensated as > such, especially when it comes to open source projects. > > One of the main goals will be to separate the wallet from the node, as we > have already done with mining. This way, the wallet, which will only hold > private keys and create transactions, would pass transactions directly to a > relay node, based on the bloom filter. Meanwhile, the block node will > maintain the block chain and validate and relay new blocks. > > Such developments would significantly strengthen the system. Modularization > would make cancer attacks less likely and increase the node count, which, > currently, is fairly low. > > This is by no means is a feature request, merely ideas as to initiate a > discussion. We welcome any feedback or suggestions. And of course, let us > know if you would like to contribute to this project by submiting a grant > proposal. > > http://bitcoingrant.org > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > AlienVault Unified Security Management (USM) platform delivers complete > security visibility with the essential security capabilities. Easily and > efficiently configure, manage, and operate all of your security controls > from a single console and one unified framework. Download a free trial. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/alienvault_d2d > _______________________________________________ > Bitcoin-development mailing list > Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AlienVault Unified Security Management (USM) platform delivers complete security visibility with the essential security capabilities. Easily and efficiently configure, manage, and operate all of your security controls from a single console and one unified framework. Download a free trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/alienvault_d2d _______________________________________________ Bitcoin-development mailing list Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development
