From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from sog-mx-4.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com ([172.29.43.194] helo=mx.sourceforge.net) by sfs-ml-1.v29.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtp (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1VZ51s-0006jQ-Ix for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Wed, 23 Oct 2013 20:27:44 +0000 Received-SPF: pass (sog-mx-4.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com: domain of petertodd.org designates 62.13.149.113 as permitted sender) client-ip=62.13.149.113; envelope-from=pete@petertodd.org; helo=outmail149113.authsmtp.com; Received: from outmail149113.authsmtp.com ([62.13.149.113]) by sog-mx-4.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtp (Exim 4.76) id 1VZ51r-00074u-L0 for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Wed, 23 Oct 2013 20:27:44 +0000 Received: from mail-c235.authsmtp.com (mail-c235.authsmtp.com [62.13.128.235]) by punt5.authsmtp.com (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id r9NKRZq8095079; Wed, 23 Oct 2013 21:27:35 +0100 (BST) Received: from petertodd.org (petertodd.org [174.129.28.249]) (authenticated bits=128) by mail.authsmtp.com (8.14.2/8.14.2/) with ESMTP id r9NKRVxO042782 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NO); Wed, 23 Oct 2013 21:27:34 +0100 (BST) Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 16:27:31 -0400 From: Peter Todd To: Martin Sustrik Message-ID: <20131023202731.GA31783@petertodd.org> References: <791a727f-2188-4848-bd77-ea733c8c5c2c@me.com> <201310211947.59640.luke@dashjr.org> <52661DB7.7040805@250bpm.com> <52662AA1.5050509@250bpm.com> <52677CF7.9070609@250bpm.com> <20131023194039.GB31497@petertodd.org> <52682C24.30700@250bpm.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha256; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="HlL+5n6rz5pIUxbD" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <52682C24.30700@250bpm.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-Server-Quench: 8cf9f386-3c21-11e3-b802-002590a15da7 X-AuthReport-Spam: If SPAM / abuse - report it at: http://www.authsmtp.com/abuse X-AuthRoute: OCd2Yg0TA1ZNQRgX IjsJECJaVQIpKltL GxAVKBZePFsRUQkR aQdMdAEUF1YAAgsB AmUbWVVeUlp7Wmc7 ag1VcwRfa1RMVxto VEFWR1pVCwQmQxV/ fXx4GmZycwdBcHw+ ZEZnXXYVVBcsfBB+ SkhJFj4EZHphaTUc TRJQdwFJcANIexZF O1F6ACIKLwdSbGoL NQ4vNDcwO3BTJTpY RgYVKF8UXXNDJDMi RgsDATQpEgUZRyh7 BT0eERYEBkEaP14p dRMoEUoCNAcVEQRa dwAA X-Authentic-SMTP: 61633532353630.1023:706 X-AuthFastPath: 0 (Was 255) X-AuthSMTP-Origin: 174.129.28.249/587 X-AuthVirus-Status: No virus detected - but ensure you scan with your own anti-virus system. X-Spam-Score: -1.5 (-) X-Spam-Report: Spam Filtering performed by mx.sourceforge.net. See http://spamassassin.org/tag/ for more details. -1.5 SPF_CHECK_PASS SPF reports sender host as permitted sender for sender-domain -0.0 SPF_PASS SPF: sender matches SPF record 0.0 URIBL_BLOCKED ADMINISTRATOR NOTICE: The query to URIBL was blocked. See http://wiki.apache.org/spamassassin/DnsBlocklists#dnsbl-block for more information. [URIs: petertodd.org] X-Headers-End: 1VZ51r-00074u-L0 Cc: Bitcoin Development Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] Revisiting the BIPS process, a proposal X-BeenThere: bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 20:27:44 -0000 --HlL+5n6rz5pIUxbD Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 10:05:56PM +0200, Martin Sustrik wrote: > On 23/10/13 21:40, Peter Todd wrote: >=20 > >The reference implementation is the specification - the "specification" > >on the wiki is best thought of as a set of Coles Notes on the real > >specification. If you don't already understand that and the nuance of > >that statement you should assume the protocol is fixed in stone and > >doesn't evolve at all; that statement is not quite true, but it's very > >close to the truth. >=20 > Does that imply that the notes are deliberately obscured to force > everyone to check the source code? What's on the wiki is mostly the work of people who aren't working on the reference implementation, so no, you can't say that. --=20 'peter'[:-1]@petertodd.org 0000000000000003c1d48b638b9857cb56b6fe9188a60c481fbc9b738ccb4663 --HlL+5n6rz5pIUxbD Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: Digital signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) iQEcBAEBCAAGBQJSaDEzAAoJEBmcgzuo5/CFEUgH/3ba8xgBR8cqRW21T2084OBu wupu5pPZBIGT2KfuoJDjRYyXngUitMIxtJbL52srt85EzJd4JpLEL5OI9T2Kg9Xm 0nLRpNy9xPHL7N6hpcBvLoxlPi04mx5M7lFYaBrZVOHd3+XdunUSVB/Dmj+bX6pO uBaW6RdprSfD4tEf3h2TohSRPfsxXRf4jW+u8K6t5RUM0ofnk6X9zBRcPLl2p3Vx ac4sg9FksjMNLMca4YylmwoRo00DZaRpRhtP53+xSB1lwJE/aJtYRTjwEbMs8XKN IDYUjacDNroduKbBn9ilHByYBvtvqKUon8mb88oJyXRvXPrLnUZmTiCegCT/Or8= =sP8l -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --HlL+5n6rz5pIUxbD--