Re: A couple of W3C BlockchainCG Matters

On 19 June 2016 at 15:20, Dr. Nick Lee <nicklee@konkuk.ac.kr> wrote:

> ​Hello Folks,
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> We have been discussing about "what is block chain?" for the last two
> weeks without reaching to a consensus. We learn that defining what
> blockchain can not be done by discussion as it requires us to spend time to
> clearly see what are the things to be included.
>
> So I thought, perhaps this could be done better by collective
> intelligence. So I surveyed the Internet and listed what the definitions
> about blockchain are. I found a dozen of so. From there I also listed
> several words that appear to be important for the blockchain definition.
>
> Now I ask you to take a look at the document below and suggest what should
> be and should NOT, in the definition. And make a statement of yours
> defining "blockchain."
> ​
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> https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5927lxY5x0IVTNxVnozcHQtYXc/view?usp=sharing
>
> Another very important matter is that, you know I volunteered myself to
> scribe the meeting. I found myself I am terrible at it because I am a
> non-native-speaking and slow-typing person. So I ask you for my excuse to
> retire from scribing and ask someone else to volunteer for the next
> concall.
>

The blockchain is a buzz word, so there will inevitably be lots of
definitions depending on what you want to market.

Technically the closest I found is:

"So the blockchain is nothing more than a long string of transactions, each
of which refers to an earlier record in the chain."

Actually, this isnt really true either.  It's pointers to transactions.

In truth, a block chain is nothing more than a "linked list" a data
structure that has been around since the 50s.  What satoshi did with it
that was revolutionary was use it to order transactions in time in order to
create money.


>
> Thanks.
>
> Youngwhan "Nick" Lee.
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