Will the Blockstream DPL (Defensive Patent Licence) prevent a hard fork after Segwit activation

[DJBLACK]

Hello, People of Bitcoin,

I have been a follower of the bitcoin project for a number of years but this is my first post to the forum.

Recently there have been a number of posts on r/btc about the adoption of DPL by Blockstream.

With Blockstream dragging their feet on scaling, I have a concern is that after Segwit is enabled it may no longer be possible to hard fork without a legal challenge, as any fork after Segwit will be using Blockstream code.

Would any block size increase thereafter have to come from Blockstream.

It seems to be the intention of some in the community to 'own' bitcoin, and that would be a sad day.

Do you think this will cause an issue, should I be buying some Doge coin?

[iFixBTCmemoryIssues]

Hello, People of Bitcoin,

I have been a follower of the bitcoin project for a number of years but this is my first post to the forum.

Recently there have been a number of posts on r/btc about the adoption of DPL by Blockstream.

With Blockstream dragging their feet on scaling, I have a concern is that after Segwit is enabled it may no longer be possible to hard fork without a legal challenge, as any fork after Segwit will be using Blockstream code.

Would any block size increase thereafter have to come from Blockstream.

It seems to be the intention of some in the community to 'own' bitcoin, and that would be a sad day.

Do you think this will cause an issue, should I be buying some Doge coin?

Disregard the DPL of Blockstream and use anything you like. Any legal challenge will be squashed in court.