[Buildroot] [PATCH 1/1] package/bitcoin: security bump to version 0.21.1

Alexander Dahl post at lespocky.de
Thu May 13 20:47:49 UTC 2021


Hei hei,

On Thu, May 13, 2021 at 07:46:23PM +0000, D. Olsson via buildroot wrote:
> Hi Alex, Fabrice, all
> 
> On Thursday, May 13th, 2021 at 6:39 PM, Fabrice Fontaine <fontaine.fabrice at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Dear Alex,
> >
> > Le jeu. 13 mai 2021 à 19:34, Alexander Dahl post at lespocky.de a écrit :
> >
> > > Hello buildroot folks,
> > >
> > > On Wed, May 12, 2021 at 11:21:20PM +0200, Fabrice Fontaine wrote:
> > >
> > > > Tag as a security bump as having an up to date bitcoin is important:
> > > > https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/buildroot/patch/20200202085526.35742-1-james.hilliard1@gmail.com
> > > >
> > > > https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/release-notes/release-notes-0.21.1.md
> > >
> > > Instead of patching this thing, wouldn't it be better to remove
> > > bitcoin support? After all it's just a ponzi scheme with a humongous
> > > bad environmental impact. The electricity consumption is estimated
> > > for around 180 TWh for 2021 alone, a lot sourced from dirty coal
> > > power, with the potential risk of worsening power grid stability in
> > > some places of the world.
> > >
> > > I don't think it's ethically justifiable to support proof-of-work
> > > stuff like this.
> >
> > I've nothing against dropping this package.
> 
> I understand that Bitcoin is a dividing topic. Everyone have the right
> to their own opinions and can decide for themselves if they want use
> (or not use) a certain package.
> 
> But I don't see a technical reason for why it should be removed.
> The package is important to Bitcoin users of Buildroot.

No, it's not a technical question.  It's an ethical question, a
question about responsibility for future generations.  Does buildroot
want to support this software?  We as software developers are also
responsible for our actions, and if you want to run bitcoin, your
choice.  But I don't see an obligation for the buildroot project to
make that easier or support that.

Greets
Alex

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