From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from sog-mx-2.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com ([172.29.43.192] helo=mx.sourceforge.net) by sfs-ml-1.v29.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtp (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1R5eDQ-0005kj-B0 for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:48:56 +0000 X-ACL-Warn: Received: from nm15.bullet.mail.ne1.yahoo.com ([98.138.90.78]) by sog-mx-2.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com with smtp (Exim 4.76) id 1R5eDM-00046f-D9 for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:48:56 +0000 Received: from [98.138.90.48] by nm15.bullet.mail.ne1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 19 Sep 2011 13:48:47 -0000 Received: from [98.138.89.163] by tm1.bullet.mail.ne1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 19 Sep 2011 13:48:47 -0000 Received: from [127.0.0.1] by omp1019.mail.ne1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 19 Sep 2011 13:48:47 -0000 X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 250805.84136.bm@omp1019.mail.ne1.yahoo.com Received: (qmail 89125 invoked by uid 60001); 19 Sep 2011 13:48:47 -0000 X-YMail-OSG: JbJWt2YVM1nOdSBq.e0yBKlYWxD80RqWwVw3.EyMBUQJyXA vvZA5f.HzSjgNfGZCKPjQwCrNZ9vyIWmGw2etHrHUWfHhdtAcEuFNnma_dwu RjKFnnD1H.jYdN.LtcgQKTpmxJIVPEq2XNzAx__vO6JFuBGmjRYZMOdYm9rr f4IsyScx76n5CVFvT6YHJTLVLnuyuzcrhaZijKSOejaGubb6yg01Unt9w5Ug PWKbu3KQSE67q3uYyhCOMq6KpZAOH.P2ZgvPa_gTfljy08fK.FWi9Flus27l byBRchZPX5h_Zs_eFnvEYeV9fRvVIZdzqI1SidOqURNiS_flAVAz7ytTc34L 56928HN2HmESGZ_u2h1Ufjzwq7sXIKswuWtLEc1GQXqbOy6ZHGfexGukrIuS nKX2lWueeL4q.tFD7Ib4tiSlF0SPoEhD20n4DGMKkh9iC7lH8u86gfK9xAGE YJGcxNZRuJmUZzI4g_9TwYGt7MPAzsvRCThjkutHHpY1FO6XVhTjI4SVNzyL VrThyNNL559zkiTB704eFOvjUW3CKaJYh40pTAKLIPbfmBqBkWDmAi4.nX3t RV_RCW7yMzspbgCA- Received: from [92.20.114.51] by web121018.mail.ne1.yahoo.com via HTTP; Mon, 19 Sep 2011 06:48:47 PDT X-Mailer: YahooMailWebService/0.8.114.317681 References: <201109181930.59565.luke@dashjr.org> Message-ID: <1316440127.85874.YahooMailNeo@web121018.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2011 06:48:47 -0700 (PDT) From: Amir Taaki To: "bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net" In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Score: -0.6 (/) X-Spam-Report: Spam Filtering performed by mx.sourceforge.net. See http://spamassassin.org/tag/ for more details. -0.0 RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE RBL: Sender listed at http://www.dnswl.org/, no trust [98.138.90.78 listed in list.dnswl.org] 0.0 FREEMAIL_FROM Sender email is commonly abused enduser mail provider (zgenjix[at]yahoo.com) -0.5 RP_MATCHES_RCVD Envelope sender domain matches handover relay domain -0.1 DKIM_VALID_AU Message has a valid DKIM or DK signature from author's domain 0.1 DKIM_SIGNED Message has a DKIM or DK signature, not necessarily valid -0.1 DKIM_VALID Message has at least one valid DKIM or DK signature X-Headers-End: 1R5eDM-00046f-D9 Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] 0.4.x stable branch X-BeenThere: bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list Reply-To: Amir Taaki List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:48:56 -0000 >Eventually, when there are a bunch of bitcoin implementations to=0A=0A>cho= ose from, I think bitcoin.org should look like bittorrent.org -- it=0A>shou= ld become a forum for developers to exchange ideas about the=0A>direction o= f bitcoin.=0A>=0A>Gavin Andresen=0A=0AThanks for your support. This is a no= ble ideal and will ensure bitcoin's eventual success by serving as a neutra= l platform for discussions.=0A=0AOne step I've taken in this direction is t= o setup a process for proposing changes to the bitcoin protocol. See my oth= er email to this list and this url:=0A=0A=A0 https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Bit= coin_Enhancement_Proposals=0A=0AThe first proposal BEP 0001 is copied from = Python's PEP 0001 and is a good starting point. I've marked it as a draft s= ince it's only a non-working proposal. After that with mutual consent and d= iscussion, we can move it to active status and start to think about setting= up an arbitration committee.=0A=0AWe should in general favour long discuss= ion over voting. The Wikipedia model for resolving issues through hammering= out details is superior to debian with a cycling board of voting members.= =0A=0AThe bittorrent page looks like a good future ideal to model ourselves= off of and the EP pages too:=0A=0A=A0 http://bittorrent.org/beps/bep_0000.= html=0A=0ABEP 0001 needs review and comments. As you can see, bittorrent di= d the exact same thing here (copying the PEP process) with success:=0A=0A= =A0 http://bittorrent.org/beps/bep_0001.html=0A=0Agenjix / Amir Taaki=0A