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 0F9118D7 for ; Wed, 6 Jul 2016 06:49:02 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from mail-qk0-f171.google.com (mail-qk0-f171.google.com [209.85.220.171]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 85D47AA for ; Wed, 6 Jul 2016 06:49:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-qk0-f171.google.com with SMTP id t127so307766798qkf.1 for ; Tue, 05 Jul 2016 23:49:01 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=5bhEPdc/6F5GMxZtkYpgcy67AxaqobfzRYuAahQ/Zzo=; b=KjQ1u1ISxefukxlggU7Q8UmRoCExlKHBqm2+kEvmwsrcWfQr3mOQd1dJITPvr55wj8 ut/kn0vWCZV4mKnVa0ombpAt4VzgRF/Sty24zCRETLNEoms0O7SENapAO4yHDxWEzefz 9WG7ewbqVZDhnFO6VH6ynBjkoIoMHExk19wKPKk3m9hpvs90FXmnTZ2pleozK3h+fr9q f8iPj/FddMeGj5fl8CLXfuHMV/PlE7J4BfbDEQWF33eS70/74w3lOE1+edwuHDaRN7gz sGiMmGoAqU4RB2lKyYSPSgbXpJ5OXsxVgtDSTzZ6taXxgfKNmsL2Ged7UD0LuQoz247t YWsw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=5bhEPdc/6F5GMxZtkYpgcy67AxaqobfzRYuAahQ/Zzo=; b=UhVKj2UYpE00RvrsTSE3jU82B/yp0DI0OQ58BoC/M/Ge6dZEqatfIqQhwPBTNkefjO axE3PnJYbop/pOBl3HtrKe+a/fie4T30LqcvokFFOdteB8cAKGFKx8Z3095ptIP128ad etlhilKItXumsdUHaRmJM87a4BdyFycDfBbSBQzjFxeMSXFQs2hcCnU9rQ6ta7QOo1cb ZOgrRvB4oE8mtfETibJltrktK1GnayMLM0J9ylmL1r5kxgrfMXSRGwjh1gyvMw1U1wMC WTj093Q1XP5OSw8Kx4k0euJey9tT6BErla1JLCxTVhEMPOd4yhRhHBRbXQDmkwTbJc+8 R3Uw== X-Gm-Message-State: ALyK8tKe+biGpKG5rRySOQ17uarUnORU7fP2n9tDXZTz5JL0VNhcLfGFLZ3XXSGCsEQb2bMOkTUO9Mukg4ojwQ== X-Received: by 10.55.200.137 with SMTP id t9mr29111999qkl.128.1467787740591; Tue, 05 Jul 2016 23:49:00 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.55.19.159 with HTTP; Tue, 5 Jul 2016 23:49:00 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <201605260353.06939.luke@dashjr.org> <20160705174636.GA24068@fedora-21-dvm> <201607060122.20593.luke@dashjr.org> From: Alex Mizrahi Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2016 09:49:00 +0300 Message-ID: To: Bitcoin Protocol Discussion Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a1145beb0e23b950536f1f6a3 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.7 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FROM,HTML_MESSAGE,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 Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] BIP Number Request: Open Asset 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, 06 Jul 2016 06:49:02 -0000 --001a1145beb0e23b950536f1f6a3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > I'm curious to hear the answers to the questions Luke asked earlier. I > also read through the documentation and wasn't convinced it was thought out > well enough to actually build something on top of, > There are many colored coin protocols in use. OpenAssets is probably the most popular one, but it has many critical flaws IMHO. https://github.com/bitcoinx/colored-coin-tools/wiki/OpenAssets-deficiencies > but there's no reason it can't get a number as a work-in-progress. > The protocol is not a work-in-progress, it is already in use, you cannot change it without breaking stuff. The doc can be improved, though. There is a lot of fluff but the actual important stuff gets just few ambiguous sentences. I hope it does continue to get worked on, though. The lack of response or > discussion worries me that it might become an abandoned project. > The original author, Flavien, have abandoned it, he now does a private blockchain thing, OpenChain. There are others who still use OpenAssets, e.g. Nicolas, but the protocol can't be changed. There are other colored coin protocols in existence/in development, though. --001a1145beb0e23b950536f1f6a3 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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I'm curious to hear the answers to the = questions Luke asked earlier. I also read through the documentation and was= n't convinced it was thought out well enough to actually build somethin= g on top of,

There are many colored coin protocols in = use. OpenAssets is probably the most popular one, but it has many critical = flaws IMHO.
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but there's no reason it can't get a nu= mber as a work-in-progress.

The protocol is not a work= -in-progress, it is already in use, you cannot change it without breaking s= tuff.
The doc can be improved, though. There is a lot of fluff bu= t the actual important stuff gets just few ambiguous sentences.
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I hope it does continue to get worked on, though. The lack o= f response or discussion worries me that it might become an abandoned proje= ct.


The original author, Flavien, have = abandoned it, he now does a private blockchain thing, OpenChain.
= There are others who still use OpenAssets, e.g. Nicolas, but the protocol c= an't be changed.

There are other colored coin = protocols in existence/in development, though.
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