Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org [172.17.192.35]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 924B1AE7 for ; Mon, 29 Jun 2015 05:43:14 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from mail-ig0-f181.google.com (mail-ig0-f181.google.com [209.85.213.181]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1918C112 for ; Mon, 29 Jun 2015 05:43:14 +0000 (UTC) Received: by igrv9 with SMTP id v9so22234483igr.1 for ; Sun, 28 Jun 2015 22:43:13 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=c+hgx7okTROnQ+LCrM7GnqBVtrd6zrrzUel60jHaLEk=; b=QCczSgW2q+BFdfc+Qon5lBUmPBuGRJuJCJx+HJm1cEVbzbIZZf3YBUzuV4+SmfMMuD jXf7b91VTL0AUlB8tXm1yQbP8PwBNTKGa+7UgKyMFyvLzzQw9xlXYCs1mRayaYi6avsl NRNlDfok+S84jvyOtInnt3+J20y7LCaQXBNLZkvmiQNn6UeiAvp24XDpRCJrPVbB2B2e 5xdJRRJoOfn02/hwvoSQEiLn3DBra4tYSnkBeHAYs5U4EV3mCd8PT4oW3vmzMgmBUxTh sDcbeYuQEzQBpTIsNaW8JntUmSxehtpfA1QswkKPBlMfBo7haS54AUtXjVyjmXhgLJvR 7lgA== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.43.172.68 with SMTP id nx4mr15424201icc.48.1435556593403; Sun, 28 Jun 2015 22:43:13 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.107.147.69 with HTTP; Sun, 28 Jun 2015 22:43:13 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <201506290540.26019.luke@dashjr.org> References: <20150629050726.GA502@savin.petertodd.org> <201506290540.26019.luke@dashjr.org> Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2015 05:43:13 +0000 Message-ID: From: Gregory Maxwell To: Luke Dashjr Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.7 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, FREEMAIL_FROM, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW autolearn=ham version=3.3.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on smtp1.linux-foundation.org Cc: bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] BIP: Full Replace-by-Fee deployment schedule X-BeenThere: bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: Bitcoin Development Discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2015 05:43:14 -0000 On Mon, Jun 29, 2015 at 5:40 AM, Luke Dashjr wrote: > Policy is node/miner fiat and not the domain of BIPs. Even accepting the premise that policy is pure local fiat, the conclusion doesn't follow for me. BIPs about best practices or especially anything where interop or coordination are, I think, reasonable uses of the process. E.g. you might want to know what other kinds of policy are in use if you're to have any hope of authoring transactions that work at all!