Yes i suggested this idea too, and i also got a response that it couldnt be done, but cant see why not, i think its a brilliant idea, since people can turn off the features they dont want to use.
Exactly... If people only want the crypto-currency, they install the client & then only download the core crypto-currency blockchain.
If they want access to distributed alias & reputation management, they can choose to download that blockchain as well.
Reading the "it can't be done" posts reminded me of this western union quote I saw recently... Plus a few extra quotes for emphasis...
This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us.
Western Union internal memo, 1876.
Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value.
Marechal Ferdinand Foch, Professor of Strategy, Ecole Superieure de Guerre.
Everything that can be invented has been invented.
Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, U.S. Office of Patents, 1899.
There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home.
Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977
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