# Gavin Andresen
# 2011-08-07 15:30:04
# https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=34458.msg437506#msg437506

Alternative algorithms for accepting deep block-chain re-orgs sound like a research project to me. Before changing something that critical I would like to see simulations of how different re-org policies behave under different attack scenarios, and non-attack "what if there is a bug that causes an inadvertent block chain split" scenarios. @p{par}

And I'd like to see a whitepaper that lays out the issues and summarizes simulation results.  And lots of extra credit if it gets peer-reviewed and published in one of the IEEE or ACM journals. @p{brk}