From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from hemlock.osuosl.org (smtp2.osuosl.org [140.211.166.133]) by lists.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2786CC0051 for ; Tue, 13 Oct 2020 10:15:57 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by hemlock.osuosl.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1499587B0B for ; Tue, 13 Oct 2020 10:15:57 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at osuosl.org Received: from hemlock.osuosl.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (.osuosl.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id idQ68taYpj+3 for ; Tue, 13 Oct 2020 10:15:55 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: delayed 00:09:21 by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from mta45.mta.hdems.com (mta45.mta.hdems.com [18.179.48.84]) by hemlock.osuosl.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A416087B09 for ; Tue, 13 Oct 2020 10:15:55 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mo.hdems.com (unknown [10.5.20.105]) by mta45.mta.hdems.com ('HDEMS') with ESMTPSA id 4C9WRC1qzxzlfc6m for ; Tue, 13 Oct 2020 10:06:31 +0000 (UTC) X-HDEMS-MO-TENANT: garage.co.jp Received: from mail-lj1-f200.google.com (mail-lj1-f200.google.com. [209.85.208.200]) by gwsmtp.prod.mo.hdems.com with ESMTPS id gwsmtpd-trans-edb21931-c09b-4b7c-9fae-6f7809a1de6c for ; Tue, 13 Oct 2020 10:06:28 +0000 Received: by mail-lj1-f200.google.com with SMTP id x24so7549674ljh.4 for ; Tue, 13 Oct 2020 03:06:27 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-transfer-encoding; bh=xqq0/SkfFVqbolIYidRzdPAZH/5293u9lhqvTTRV58E=; b=nSh32hEMbMzVpkzEfYy3V06aKugO4E8+57btvvmTYjqI/3QfuKMlAkzr64uJM1d/Zb B8N8ZTd4kp1wtpNBnqHOVur1UYB/4I3UmhOHjD1Q8HJqPLz3LCMjot4zZJd6d7rA/82l tDgd106UN1F4aBtDyHPfW7xM4T5CZF01IkZKvVZ9rhdczJ0CUHdC+LVw6pnsDRARXNuE EvcB+wkiLLS2R9NgGOKKLYHtnuetdSUhTPw2jsnZpzUeNmXxxH1DzVaopzUXTKmnhb1Q 7XUA3QiPaANSNWZ7iEUItco2ddrzzuvKPKFA4kvVlC2sPxofcqrE0EAK+euJdNWQGjiF qn1g== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM533Y316a+7O6VvVkUeXFT2Q/YBpNxmm2+yxXAtPI32UdnqSDM8fN sVW5522cshUZ4e9fBBdveHhDWexj/LWdtSfhkyEj3YievIU2q+VK/uAzRzZMEgX8/TKETCILsub O0q2MlxATot7rGP3DeXQYQqAtHXncVgaEPSt7OBljf4vM7M6s2DTHy4F0BiveqJmTZgpj9d+WEM 1qkW69Jt+tcnGkhUm6axzDvtfIsmOEboYRjUM8GZ8D0v08o33A4+ENnD7/pOTFMNiJnb+4TnlKz of0v9Ph3/A0OSnzAPZAXxILCg2YVWjWsJkgNi0Q+BCa/L9ItLTQ/fAQgGdAVe3Wy4gZNgstTshb qLmO9/KUbfeBWyFYbl+re4b2J/Yd X-Received: by 2002:a2e:86d2:: with SMTP id n18mr6941414ljj.271.1602583585334; Tue, 13 Oct 2020 03:06:25 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJyV4JouEzfAyC7E7z+SZ/o44Jeuu38S6qALqmsyXM1QeMq47jmCWB8y6lQzEmwuWmHaOhPk5PkNFU3r/U+aO8Q= X-Received: by 2002:a2e:86d2:: with SMTP id n18mr6941402ljj.271.1602583584960; Tue, 13 Oct 2020 03:06:24 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 From: =?UTF-8?B?44Ki44Or44Og44CA44Kr44O844Or44Oo44OP44Oz?= Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2020 19:06:09 +0900 Message-ID: To: Bitcoin Protocol Discussion Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: [bitcoin-dev] RFC BIP-0002: Defer, not reject. X-BeenThere: bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: Bitcoin Protocol Discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2020 10:15:57 -0000 Hello, I am making a minor proposed change to BIP-0002 https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/pull/1012 I propose that we change the 3-year-rule to allow anyone to change the status of a BIP to "Deferred", rather than "Rejected". Rejecting a BIP already has ambiguous meaning in BIP-0002 as it stands, with "hard" rejects: > The BIP editor will not unreasonably reject a BIP. Reasons for rejecting = BIPs include duplication of effort, disregard for formatting rules, being t= oo unfocused or too broad, being technically unsound, not providing proper = motivation or addressing backwards compatibility, or not in keeping with th= e Bitcoin philosophy. and "soft" rejects: > BIPs should be changed from Draft or Proposed status, to Rejected status,= upon request by any person, if they have not made progress in three years.= Such a BIP may be changed to Draft status if the champion provides revisio= ns that meaningfully address public criticism of the proposal, or to Propos= ed status if it meets the criteria required as described in the previous pa= ragraph. My proposal is that we disambiguate the second into "deferred" instead. Alternatively, we add a new status e.g. "Inactive".