# Gavin Andresen
# 2012-01-11 19:23:48
# https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=56969.msg686352#msg686352

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 @p{brk}
No, not "something else", it is "if you see this very-specific sequence of bytes in the scriptPubKey then do this ADDITIONAL validation." @p{par}

As for saying something in BIP 16 about obsoleting scriptPubKey :  no.  Although I think in the future we'll move towards all transactions being pay-to-script-hash, I think it is dumb to put anything like "we think this is what is going to happen in the future" into standards documents. @p{par}

Can we keep the big picture in mind?  The reason I'm pushing so hard for "send bitcoins to a multisignature-protected-address" functionality is so users stop losing their bitcoins to malware infecting their computers and smartphones and to scammers. @p{par}

We can spend more months arguing over trivia, but I would much rather we spent the time thinking hard about, and building, great wallet and escrow solutions that solve Bitcoin's biggest technical problems. @p{brk}