From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org [172.17.192.35]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id DF19DD76 for ; Sat, 24 Sep 2016 06:36:14 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from zinan.dashjr.org (unknown [192.3.11.21]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 65A80117 for ; Sat, 24 Sep 2016 06:36:14 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ishibashi.localnet (unknown [IPv6:2001:470:5:265:61b6:56a6:b03d:28d6]) (Authenticated sender: luke-jr) by zinan.dashjr.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 206D338AB765 for ; Sat, 24 Sep 2016 06:36:03 +0000 (UTC) X-Hashcash: 1:25:160924:bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org::XXwNjKR6Ia2YSzCT:aDpa6 From: Luke Dashjr To: Bitcoin Dev Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2016 06:36:00 +0000 User-Agent: KMail/1.13.7 (Linux/4.4.21-gentoo; KDE/4.14.24; x86_64; ; ) X-PGP-Key-Fingerprint: E463 A93F 5F31 17EE DE6C 7316 BD02 9424 21F4 889F X-PGP-Key-ID: BD02942421F4889F X-PGP-Keyserver: hkp://pgp.mit.edu MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <201609240636.01968.luke@dashjr.org> X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,RDNS_DYNAMIC autolearn=no version=3.3.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on smtp1.linux-foundation.org Subject: [bitcoin-dev] BIP 2 revival and rework X-BeenThere: bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: Bitcoin Protocol Discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2016 06:36:15 -0000 I've revived BIP 2 (from Deferred Status) and given it some updates. Most notably, I have reworked it to be a *replacement* for BIP 1 rather than an addendum. https://github.com/luke-jr/bips/blob/bip0002_squash/bip-0002.mediawiki Please review it. If things go well, hopefully we can get this done by Christmas. ;) Other recent changes include: * OPL will no longer be an acceptable license. Many in the community feel that prohibiting publication is unacceptable for BIPs, and I haven't heard any arguments in favour of allowing it. * Accepted Status has been renamed to Proposed. The name "Accepted" seems a constant source of confusion since it requires only action from the author. * Non-image auxiliary files are permitted in the bip-XXXX subdirectory. This was already the norm despite BIP 1. * Email addresses are now required for authors. The Travis script has been enforcing this for months now already. * The Post-History header may be provided as a link instead of a simple date. A few BIPs were already doing this. * Markdown format is no longer permitted for BIPs. I don't see the point in allowing multiple formats, and so far we've been fine with just MediaWiki. * The Resolution header has been dropped, as it is not applicable to a decentralised system where no authority exists to make final decisions. Other changes already in the previous draft of BIP 2: * An implementation is now required (when applicable) before BIPs can proceed to Proposed Status. * BIP Comments are newly introduced. * The License preamble headers have been added. Thanks, Luke