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On Friday 05 November 2021 00:44:11 Craig Andrews wrote: |
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> As previously discussed at https://github.com/gentoo/gentoo/pull/21490 |
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> we agreed that users would be kept informed via logs in the ebuilds and |
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> a package mask that would be lifted before the November 16 taproot |
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> activation date so users have time to upgrade. |
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That was not agreed on. It was explicitly rejected. You modified the PR to use |
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different language, implying it was not yet decided when it would be removed |
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(ie, subject to further discussion). |
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At this time, it remains unethical to remove the mask. |
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> I find the re-addition of the mask to be very frustrating. Now users who |
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> upgraded since October 13 may now be _downgraded_ and unexpectedly find |
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> themselves in an insecure state. |
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Only if they did not consent to upgrading in the first place. |
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For those users, downgrading is the right thing to do. |
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Nobody should be making the decision for them. |
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This news post helps ensure nobody is using an old version *unexpectedly*. |
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> Taproot is happening on November 16. The bitcoin project followed its |
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> defined process that took over a year to get this point. |
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There is no "bitcoin project". The Bitcoin community - users - decide whether |
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Taproot happens. I certainly hope it goes smoothly, but that is only a |
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prediction, not a guarantee. |
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Luke |
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