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".
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David A. Harding 1 year ago
parent 934f08678e
commit 9ea0eee92a

@ -131,15 +131,12 @@ Satoshi Nakamoto withdrew from the public in April 2011, leaving the responsibil
((("Byzantine Generals' Problem")))Satoshi Nakamoto's invention is ((("Byzantine Generals' Problem")))Satoshi Nakamoto's invention is
also a practical and novel solution to a problem in distributed also a practical and novel solution to a problem in distributed
computing, known as the "Byzantine Generals' Problem." Briefly, the computing, known as the "Byzantine Generals' Problem." Briefly, the
problem consists of trying to agree on a course of action or the state problem consists of trying to get multiple participants without a leader
of a system by exchanging information over an unreliable and potentially to agree on a course of action by exchanging information over an
compromised network. ((("central trusted authority")))Satoshi Nakamoto's unreliable and potentially compromised network. ((("central trusted
solution, which uses the concept of Proof-of-Work to achieve consensus authority")))Satoshi Nakamoto's solution, which uses the concept of
_without a central trusted authority_, represents a breakthrough in Proof-of-Work to achieve consensus _without a central trusted
distributed computing and has wide applicability beyond currency. It can authority_, represents a breakthrough in distributed computing.
be used to achieve consensus on decentralized networks to prove the
fairness of elections, lotteries, asset registries, digital
notarization, and more.
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