Forkers, we're not raising a single byte

forkers-we-re-not-raising-a-single-byte.txt

In cryptoland, cypherpunks get clever
Belief in freedom switches off never

So long as nodes are run, bitcoin stays untorn
Six an hour, new blocks are born

To honest miners, new coins are bestow
Going above 21 million is a no

[chorus x2]
Forkers, we're not raising a single byte!
The block size limit must stay finite!

Giga-blocks were what you desired
Did you realise the core devs would be fired?

You wanted blacklists, and blocks that are enormous
Did you give a single thought to performance?

But your plan will not come to fruition
True bitcoiners wont give up their mission

[chorus x2]

Mike blogged to you, he's a good presenter
But his real aim was bitcoin with a center

Reddit shills with many a persona
Would hand the code over to some stoner

With 2 MB you sought to appease
But true bitcoiners don't give up with ease

[chorus x2]

All the trolling, backroom dealing and rogue agents
Caused even gmaxwell to lose his patience

Some miners thought they could push us around
So Luke wrote a new PoW to shut them down

Core devs, we support you, finish the job
Don't let bitcoin become ruled by the mob

[chorus x2]

Sung to the tune of Nedamo Ti Tuđmane: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n56w-YivRJ0


REFERENCES:
[*] BitcoinXT blacklists https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2015-August/010379.html
[*] Mike Hearn dictator https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/comments/5e1f4m/theymos_i_know_how_moderation_affects_people_this/da97kp6/
[*] Core devs fired 1 https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/41aocn/httpsbitcoinorgenbitcoincorecapacityincreases_why/cz0w03x
[*] Core devs fired 2 https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/comments/41fup9/to_core_developers_we_are_not_firing_you_we_are/cz2c02w
[*] Stoner 1 https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/comments/41iw58/the_toomin_brothers_bitcoin_classics_main_devs/
[*] Stoner 2 https://twitter.com/TuurDemeester/status/691666356010369024#
[*] Reddit sockpuppets: https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/41ykkt/members_trying_to_destroy_bitcoin_on_this_thread/cz6ccka?context=3
[*] Reddit vote brigading: https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/3v04pd/can_we_please_have_a_civil_discussion_about/cxjnz1d?context=1
[*] Reddit automated vote manipulation https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/4biob5/research_into_instantaneous_vote_behavior_in/
[*] Backroom dealing: https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/43r3hz/views_from_the_backroom_where_the_wouldbe_fork/
[*] GMaxwell leaving https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/3x7mrr/gmaxwell_unullc_no_longer_a_bitcoin_committer_on/
    https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/3sx9k7/mikecoin_fans_succeed_in_chasing_gmaxwell_away/
    https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/3ou1im/bitcoin_core_version_0111_released/cw0v2ik/
[*] https://laanwj.github.io/2016/05/06/hostility-scams-and-moving-forward.html
[*] “The rumors are true,” Chun said. “Miners in China were scared by Luke Dashjr’s proof-of-work changing pull request.”
    https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/f-pool-chinese-pools-will-stick-with-bitcoin-core-1453395328
[*] Gavin is not a friend of bitcoin https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/4ffhld/so_i_know_this_is_coming_from_a_biased_place_and/d28ohh8/
[*] Debate summary https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1343716.msg13701818#msg13701818
    https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/438hx0/a_trip_to_the_moon_requires_a_rocket_with/
[*] The hard work of core devs, not XT, makes bitcoin scalable.
    https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/3hfgpo/an_initiative_to_bring_advanced_privacy_features/cu7mhw8?context=9
[*] Core scaling roadmap https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2015-December/011865.html
[*] fake nodes run off of AWS instances
    https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/499bai/51_of_bitcoin_classic_nodes_hosted_on_aws/
    https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/45zluh/growth_in_classic_nodes_almost_completely_fake/
    https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/4jo15f/almost_half_of_the_classic_nodes_just_disappeared/
    https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/comments/4aka3f/over_3000_classic_nodes/d113ffi
    https://twitter.com/aaronvanw/status/710082008626634752