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elsat | 11 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +4 
 It would have helped to point out the details and difference out during the launch event, or on the website. 

The missed opportunity to do this marketing right cost goodwill.

Hopefully y’all can openly remedy.
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szarka | 11 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 100%

Making a big deal about transparency and then *not* being transparent about this up front was an own goal. :(
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JT | 11 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I think the point here is to have some conviction on running under a standard-based umbrella.

If you don't like it the conversation continues and you're welcome to create your own mining pool which allows this kind of garbo data.

Did you also bitch about browsers decision to maintain standards adherence, or were you totally cool with IE fucking everything up in their interpretations of HTML rendering?
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nostrdev | 11 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 No urgent serious transaction should depend on OP_RETURN > 40B.  
Period. 
Not Luke's or Ocean's fault. It's poor decisions in the design of the software that produce such transactions.
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elsat | 11 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Yes, Luke has views and convictions. This is great. 
 
The launch missed these sorely. Whoever is Luke’s marketing counterpart either did not understand the finer points and implications of Luke’s standards, or failed to communicate these. 

Either way not great.
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Luke Dashjr | 11 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 This wasn't ready at launch, and we publicly announced it when it was