社区长文解析 REF 引用机制，Bruce 引用回应Community essay explains the REF citation mechanism; Bruce responds
社区成员 JH 撰文、btc1668899 转述：TapeOut 的 REF 引用机制允许新电路把已有电路当作子模块引用，无需重画原有逻辑，被引用的电路仍是独立 NFT，引用关系可在链上查到。文中对比两种情况：B 通过 REF 引用 A 并叠加新逻辑，双方各自保留 NFT 身份；C 私下复制改写，功能一样能跑，却没有来源记录，只有前者才有条件把收益分回原型。Bruce 引用该文时称，算法可验证资产的价值源于公开、可重复验证的行为表现及其谱系传承。A community member, JH, wrote an essay relayed by btc1668899: TapeOut's REF citation mechanism lets a new circuit cite an existing circuit as a submodule without redrawing its logic, while the cited circuit remains an independent NFT and the citation is traceable on-chain. The essay contrasts two cases: B cites A via REF and adds new logic, with both keeping their NFT identities; C copies and rewrites privately, which runs the same but leaves no provenance record — only the former can route revenue back to the original. Quoting the essay, Bruce said the value of algorithmically verifiable assets comes from public, repeatable behavior and its lineage.
