MIME-Version: 1.0
In-Reply-To: <CAH+Axy5A-_oDoPjabyzzAF8kVq9DsFwonEYPp9EU+Hf_BP1-DA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CA+1nnrmZAdzBn-FMBVMGtp4n7bbG8W0VEGvi1WopS-M49zBXpw@mail.gmail.com>
	<201605260353.06939.luke@dashjr.org>
	<20160705174636.GA24068@fedora-21-dvm>
	<201607060122.20593.luke@dashjr.org>
	<CAH+Axy5A-_oDoPjabyzzAF8kVq9DsFwonEYPp9EU+Hf_BP1-DA@mail.gmail.com>
From: Alex Mizrahi <alex.mizrahi@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2016 09:49:00 +0300
Message-ID: <CAE28kUQ_rX4LtwU0oohABUv0-rCXRhtObkboJxdvwx44fCeEyA@mail.gmail.com>
To: Bitcoin Protocol Discussion <bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org>
Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a1145beb0e23b950536f1f6a3
Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] BIP Number Request: Open Asset
Precedence: list

--001a1145beb0e23b950536f1f6a3
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8

> I'm curious to hear the answers to the questions Luke asked earlier. I
> also read through the documentation and wasn't convinced it was thought out
> well enough to actually build something on top of,
>
There are many colored coin protocols in use. OpenAssets is probably the
most popular one, but it has many critical flaws IMHO.
https://github.com/bitcoinx/colored-coin-tools/wiki/OpenAssets-deficiencies


> but there's no reason it can't get a number as a work-in-progress.
>
The protocol is not a work-in-progress, it is already in use, you cannot
change it without breaking stuff.
The doc can be improved, though. There is a lot of fluff but the actual
important stuff gets just few ambiguous sentences.

I hope it does continue to get worked on, though. The lack of response or
> discussion worries me that it might become an abandoned project.
>

The original author, Flavien, have abandoned it, he now does a private
blockchain thing, OpenChain.
There are others who still use OpenAssets, e.g. Nicolas, but the protocol
can't be changed.

There are other colored coin protocols in existence/in development, though.

--001a1145beb0e23b950536f1f6a3
Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><br>=
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-=
left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);p=
adding-left:1ex"><p dir=3D"ltr">I&#39;m curious to hear the answers to the =
questions Luke asked earlier. I also read through the documentation and was=
n&#39;t convinced it was thought out well enough to actually build somethin=
g on top of,</p></blockquote><div>There are many colored coin protocols in =
use. OpenAssets is probably the most popular one, but it has many critical =
flaws IMHO.</div><div><a href=3D"https://github.com/bitcoinx/colored-coin-t=
ools/wiki/OpenAssets-deficiencies">https://github.com/bitcoinx/colored-coin=
-tools/wiki/OpenAssets-deficiencies</a><br></div><div>=C2=A0<br></div><bloc=
kquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-=
width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);paddin=
g-left:1ex"><p dir=3D"ltr"> but there&#39;s no reason it can&#39;t get a nu=
mber as a work-in-progress.</p></blockquote><div>The protocol is not a work=
-in-progress, it is already in use, you cannot change it without breaking s=
tuff.</div><div>The doc can be improved, though. There is a lot of fluff bu=
t the actual important stuff gets just few ambiguous sentences.</div><div><=
br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8e=
x;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,2=
04,204);padding-left:1ex">
<p dir=3D"ltr">I hope it does continue to get worked on, though. The lack o=
f response or discussion worries me that it might become an abandoned proje=
ct.</p></blockquote><div><br></div><div>The original author, Flavien, have =
abandoned it, he now does a private blockchain thing, OpenChain.</div><div>=
There are others who still use OpenAssets, e.g. Nicolas, but the protocol c=
an&#39;t be changed.</div><div><br></div><div>There are other colored coin =
protocols in existence/in development, though.</div></div></div></div>

--001a1145beb0e23b950536f1f6a3--