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| author | Andy Chase <theandychase@gmail.com> | 2015-08-25 16:20:28 -0700 |
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| committer | bitcoindev <bitcoindev@gnusha.org> | 2015-08-25 23:20:48 +0000 |
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[bitcoin-dev] BIP/Motivation and deployment of consensus rule changes ([soft/hard]forks)
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Can we specify this in BIP-0001?). + +- I have some concerns about the structure and the wording of this + proposal. I think both the structure and the internal wording can be + slimmed down and simplified + - I also believe the "history lessons" should be trimmed out, + mentioned at best + - There's separate BIP for at least one of the code forks +- BIP-001 specifies that BIP proposals should not be given a BIP + number until after they have been spelled checked and approved by an + editor. Greg Maxwell: was this followed? +- What kind of proposal is this? Informational, Process or Standards + track? + - I believe it should be Standards Track. Include the proposed + upgrade path as a patch into core as a module that hard forks + can use in the future. This will also give us some space to work + through some of the complexities of forks in a definite way. + - Alternatively maybe we can split up this BIP into a Standards + track and a separate Informational BIP? + +--001a113eb458ea022b051e2afb93 +Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 +Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable + +<div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div>As I understand Github is not to be used for the= + high-level discussion</div><div>of a draft BIP so I will post my thoughts = +here (is this specified</div><div>somewhere? Can we specify this in BIP-000= +1?).</div><div><br></div><div>- =C2=A0 I have some concerns about the struc= +ture and the wording of this</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 proposal. I think both= + the structure and the internal wording can be</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 slim= +med down and simplified</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 - =C2=A0 I also believe the= + "history lessons" should be trimmed out,</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0= + =C2=A0 =C2=A0 mentioned at best</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 - =C2=A0 There'= +;s separate BIP for at least one of the code forks</div><div>- =C2=A0 BIP-0= +01 specifies that BIP proposals should not be given a BIP</div><div>=C2=A0 = +=C2=A0 number until after they have been spelled checked and approved by an= +</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 editor. Greg Maxwell: was this followed?</div><div= +>- =C2=A0 What kind of proposal is this? Informational, Process or Standard= +s</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 track?</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 - =C2=A0 I believe= + it should be Standards Track. Include the proposed</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0= + =C2=A0 =C2=A0 upgrade path as a patch into core as a module that hard fork= +s</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 can use in the future. This will al= +so give us some space to work</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 through= + some of the complexities of forks in a definite way.</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2= +=A0 - =C2=A0 Alternatively maybe we can split up this BIP into a Standards<= +/div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 track and a separate Informational BI= +P?</div><div><br></div></div></div> + +--001a113eb458ea022b051e2afb93-- + |