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 C3A5FA92 for ; Wed, 27 Sep 2017 20:20:59 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from out1-smtp.messagingengine.com (out1-smtp.messagingengine.com [66.111.4.25]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D036820D for ; Wed, 27 Sep 2017 20:20:58 +0000 (UTC) Received: from compute1.internal (compute1.nyi.internal [10.202.2.41]) by mailout.nyi.internal (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2194C20C76 for ; Wed, 27 Sep 2017 16:20:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: from frontend1 ([10.202.2.160]) by compute1.internal (MEProxy); Wed, 27 Sep 2017 16:20:58 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=sprovoost.nl; h= content-type:date:from:in-reply-to:message-id:mime-version :references:subject:to:x-me-sender:x-me-sender:x-sasl-enc :x-sasl-enc; s=fm1; bh=CXCyNfCM7WwLr+jjH1Z6h3e0wLNnk5tSMfW/Cm4s1 Qc=; b=Hknm7rumD577T0XYWxM9plXwBTYfqyRkUVNb5HS9l8jIywzuOAaXV/bEo C6PDP/YcMlfPAd9Cx1pZ6a4ElxiNQKwYueJ8JECefy2QDyCJW1/0iFcaJ3cLFAEv rbRkPOxO5FgE2m/SWmW2SGTqVM7jXQL4f+jAOy+6gAtbbd0MhwCxQVifNO29/Waw 8VETmKb3+oMlr5yyaX+V6CLbWXqbjDTiYvll/nHUrU0JRPC8TQfx3ZCP0+aB1GkA teficw4pFpCYeM9efI3uIyL46ft3QxiAvUcMaYhyNCAjlbpWorBuXt264/j3gEVs Z3uqHO6mSKNzFaLw/49RkoFyW4nBQ== DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d= messagingengine.com; h=content-type:date:from:in-reply-to :message-id:mime-version:references:subject:to:x-me-sender :x-me-sender:x-sasl-enc:x-sasl-enc; s=fm1; bh=CXCyNfCM7WwLr+jjH1 Z6h3e0wLNnk5tSMfW/Cm4s1Qc=; b=ei65U9gqD7Toq7Yn/2+9uvX+OrWgaa4TFj XryYsitOzLJQ4Hy0iBVguO54EMFUl43szG9g4GZ8FdZ7xredk+MMMnJI4MPZLGlE x1y71qxvCRtjGjGkK26Gvnj5zUIXkornQrJ/ui7Z/mN0lCC9t3aOA05fxePqbb+D mgZZBUZhPJmrTFOBk9PxyXx+JlLMQJXD9eby7MCuNemWQM9ArG+PgPi9YwWMDXw9 hniczJGvjMQ4ITvvSCMhuYbDWu3kuBJtRz15rGZWRwX5LHGsjzH3F2LiIMbIPeu0 9oAxFVaYYcgQtMZKrZ3WuW8Y0kx4NkdkYmD3CZ//jnWWH0dEm3KQ== X-ME-Sender: X-Sasl-enc: JCLQ/lJwNRxLQC6TS1f13UpYewssTpe7P+jkuhXesLXr 1506543657 Received: from [192.168.0.108] (unknown [78.96.81.19]) by mail.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 512D67F3CA for ; Wed, 27 Sep 2017 16:20:57 -0400 (EDT) From: Sjors Provoost Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="Apple-Mail=_B6E4FBDB-F52A-4F3C-A20B-02ACA22F4432"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=pgp-sha512 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 11.0 \(3445.1.6\)) Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2017 23:20:54 +0300 References: <201709271856.27376.luke@dashjr.org> To: Bitcoin Protocol Discussion In-Reply-To: Message-Id: <965940AD-A698-4B5F-9909-105E8A32B398@sprovoost.nl> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3445.1.6) X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, HTML_MESSAGE, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW autolearn=disabled version=3.3.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on smtp1.linux-foundation.org X-Mailman-Approved-At: Wed, 27 Sep 2017 20:22:16 +0000 Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Revising BIP 2 to expand editorial authority 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: Wed, 27 Sep 2017 20:20:59 -0000 --Apple-Mail=_B6E4FBDB-F52A-4F3C-A20B-02ACA22F4432 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_2E2C93E2-F229-4CEF-82FC-B129836B592C" --Apple-Mail=_2E2C93E2-F229-4CEF-82FC-B129836B592C Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Op 27 sep. 2017, om 22:01 heeft Bryan Bishop via bitcoin-dev = het volgende geschreven: >=20 > On Wed, Sep 27, 2017 at 1:56 PM, Luke Dashjr via bitcoin-dev = > wrote: > What do people think about modifying BIP 2 to allow editors to merge = these > kinds of changes without involving the Authors? Strictly speaking, BIP = 2 > shouldn't be changed now that it is Active, but for such a minor = revision, I > think an exception is reasonable. >=20 > Even minor revisions can not change the meaning of text. Changing a = single word can often have a strange impact on the meaning of the text. = There should be some amount of care exercised here. Maybe it would be = okay as long as edits are mentioned in the changelog at the bottom of = each document, or mention that the primary authors have not reviewed = suggested changes, or something as much; otherwise the reader might not = be aware to check revision history to see what's going on. Perhaps it's enough to @mention authors in the PR and give them a week = to object before merging? Sjors --Apple-Mail=_2E2C93E2-F229-4CEF-82FC-B129836B592C Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii
Op 27 sep. 2017, om 22:01 heeft Bryan Bishop via = bitcoin-dev <bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> het volgende = geschreven:

On Wed, = Sep 27, 2017 at 1:56 PM, Luke Dashjr via bitcoin-dev <bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> = wrote:
What do people = think about modifying BIP 2 to allow editors to merge these
= kinds of changes without involving the Authors? Strictly speaking, BIP = 2
shouldn't be changed now that it is Active, but for such a minor = revision, I
think an exception is reasonable.

Even minor revisions can not change the = meaning of text. Changing a single word can often have a strange impact = on the meaning of the text. There should be some amount of care = exercised here. Maybe it would be okay as long as edits are mentioned in = the changelog at the bottom of each document, or mention that the = primary authors have not reviewed suggested changes, or something as = much; otherwise the reader might not be aware to check revision history = to see what's going on.

Perhaps it's enough to @mention authors in = the PR and give them a week to object before merging?

Sjors
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