user28003: What is the purpose of a stackmachine if only some standard script forms are allowed? And why are some scripts allowed and perfectly fine in mined blocks but rejected by clients if found in transactions; what's the point of that? The more I read about script the less it makes sense.

user12983: OK, the original concept of scripts was not perfect. But with p2sh (BIP-16) any script can be realized

28003: <p>What is the purpose of a stackmachine if only some standard script forms are allowed? And why are some scripts allowed and perfectly fine in mined blocks but rejected by clients if found in transactions; what's the point of that? The more I read about script the less it makes sense.</p>
 12983: <p>OK, the original concept of scripts was not perfect. But with p2sh (BIP-16) any script can be realized</p>
