From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from smtp2.osuosl.org (smtp2.osuosl.org [IPv6:2605:bc80:3010::133]) by lists.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 66228C000D for ; Sun, 12 Sep 2021 15:27:24 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp2.osuosl.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 407FC4014E for ; Sun, 12 Sep 2021 15:27:24 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at osuosl.org X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -0.199 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.199 tagged_above=-999 required=5 tests=[BAYES_40=-0.001, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, HTML_MESSAGE=0.001, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001] autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no Authentication-Results: smtp2.osuosl.org (amavisd-new); dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=gmail.com Received: from smtp2.osuosl.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp2.osuosl.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 84iQwxRaAMiP for ; Sun, 12 Sep 2021 15:27:23 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.8.0 Received: from mail-pj1-x1035.google.com (mail-pj1-x1035.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::1035]) by smtp2.osuosl.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8C7DB400CA for ; Sun, 12 Sep 2021 15:27:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-pj1-x1035.google.com with SMTP id g13-20020a17090a3c8d00b00196286963b9so4835271pjc.3 for ; Sun, 12 Sep 2021 08:27:23 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20210112; h=mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=Q4dAMlpsFPRw7l3BE4Zp6UXfueu1ZR3+KhHmQbxrqBU=; b=lJMFe1YC8KBtN0nKV8slfgQdD9BzvBgWcOwLxy4Sll6FPNhWuRsnLXARdh00ksVh7C 8NtED3qM62ATwFGlF+mfwohZ1u2oMLNLUff0CKmLmZYOpYsE8PG++70aK5JFSPTWRkTx RC2m0SDIwF4BPMlVYRY+6Jy5bf8oxQHKTED7wBgq7KLqRC5rZlIFAZuz1jyj/4F0kC3N cgDbthOo3LAczlZ9vYlonKSJL56Jfx7xCxXI6bL0yK07ZhNyAiU5ltQcpPiHX9Nwa00T Dngsf/ISBdbp3M7S8BJZ0YEoFM+DybfD02geRoFRzbaeYBbR4HqjkrGj/HnOPS+0D8yG QV9g== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20210112; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=Q4dAMlpsFPRw7l3BE4Zp6UXfueu1ZR3+KhHmQbxrqBU=; b=uILhdFqJpLTo+35G1A9MJCv7DU3fZG8YfvyMZAFOIIIYka/FWX+c/67uQ+9SugSC4B lP/OmrobhRvOsyyflqaUrPJe/gW5KVFx3yoyCrlhcVDXaI0AtuX0g/T8tzigCUiRnq1y V8SShh1L5q4koxIel3yNIcCxI5sgj8x/1d3cozrSqXiWHnSLwnQKu2GnlO4bGNJyGLSC YTVknRaRVdXtpF7vDc/ngxpHZ/dxQTUjdeZA0v77JJ1rjp8uH+Gs+h2CJSjSZg17ApM9 tsRL9j77bDX1bAFlj3u6KlSJU/WpK2F+RWJJ/Lix7QwmfvODDRKtXGsbMTINyG89oeVW Bhww== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM531rjSCY+Id+q6R/4PhSeL+F/zqIn36pKreJYU9VPa2+YtG/dHjm xnjZ8DQlVw/VkGZfjEN8mh8dakVjO6cEDcVUk9V0GttlidhUhA== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJzLJCyEswwZCCsRTxBRo4277GeWDx4pTu3RYLyDJk4HEzR2si1baAKyw0FBFls3Ff+tl8gYVDfHlkhHFbEDWJU= X-Received: by 2002:a17:90b:4ad0:: with SMTP id mh16mr8025153pjb.29.1631460442571; Sun, 12 Sep 2021 08:27:22 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 From: James Lu Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2021 11:26:44 -0400 Message-ID: To: bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000002506da05cbcdfc43" X-Mailman-Approved-At: Sun, 12 Sep 2021 19:15:49 +0000 Subject: [bitcoin-dev] Proposal: Auto-shutdown as 5-year fork window 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: Sun, 12 Sep 2021 15:27:24 -0000 --0000000000002506da05cbcdfc43 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" If MTP-11 is greater than 5 years after the release date of the current software version, the full node should shut down automatically. This would allow writing code that gives the community ~5 years to upgrade to a version that executes a new hard fork while keeping everyone in consensus, provided the change is non-controversial. --0000000000002506da05cbcdfc43 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
If MTP-11 is greater than= 5 years after the release date of the current software version, the full n= ode should shut down automatically.
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This would=C2=A0allow writing cod= e that=C2=A0gives the community ~5 years to upgrade to a version that execu= tes a new hard fork while keeping everyone in consensus, provided the chang= e is non-controversial.
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