From 9ea0eee92af4e1e38974ad4cfc21635902482ca8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "David A. Harding" Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2023 09:32:11 -1000 Subject: [PATCH] CH01::BGP: clarify problem; drop "widde applicability" - A key element of the problem is *leaderless* selection; mention this. - Drop the list of other things PoW helps with. Some of them are very wrong, e.g. "proving the fairness of elections". --- ch01.asciidoc | 15 ++++++--------- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/ch01.asciidoc b/ch01.asciidoc index 5ff7beb2..952c37e2 100644 --- a/ch01.asciidoc +++ b/ch01.asciidoc @@ -131,15 +131,12 @@ Satoshi Nakamoto withdrew from the public in April 2011, leaving the responsibil ((("Byzantine Generals' Problem")))Satoshi Nakamoto's invention is also a practical and novel solution to a problem in distributed computing, known as the "Byzantine Generals' Problem." Briefly, the -problem consists of trying to agree on a course of action or the state -of a system by exchanging information over an unreliable and potentially -compromised network. ((("central trusted authority")))Satoshi Nakamoto's -solution, which uses the concept of Proof-of-Work to achieve consensus -_without a central trusted authority_, represents a breakthrough in -distributed computing and has wide applicability beyond currency. It can -be used to achieve consensus on decentralized networks to prove the -fairness of elections, lotteries, asset registries, digital -notarization, and more. +problem consists of trying to get multiple participants without a leader +to agree on a course of action by exchanging information over an +unreliable and potentially compromised network. ((("central trusted +authority")))Satoshi Nakamoto's solution, which uses the concept of +Proof-of-Work to achieve consensus _without a central trusted +authority_, represents a breakthrough in distributed computing. ****