On 10/31/21 20:59, ais523 via agora-discussion wrote: > On Sun, 2021-10-31 at 17:47 -0700, Kerim Aydin via agora-discussion > wrote: >> The self-destruct timer is hard to resist: >>> The time window of a device is W days, where W is the value >>> explicitly stated by the device, or 60 if the device does not >>> explicitly state a value. A device ceases to exist at the end of >>> its time window. >> (not sure I'd support it tho). > I'm not entirely sure what would happen if the self-destruct expired - > it would cause the device to cease to exist, but it couldn't modify the > rules defining it (it doesn't meet R105's requirement to post the full > text of the change). > > Rule 2654 does win precedence battles with rule 2655, which is the more > interesting way round for it to happen (if the numbers were the other > way round, I'd say this change would unambiguously do nothing). > > The *other* interesting thing about this is, of course, that it only > works while the device is in a given position, which complicates > matters still further (especially if the Device doesn't exist at the > time). > > As a side note, "ceases to exist at the end of its time window" appears > to be a point check - it wouldn't cause it to cease to exist *after* > the end of its time window. The Device will have existed for more than > 60 days by the time the intent can be resolved, but it's unclear at > what point in time the time window would start. > > All in all, a very fertile ground for CFJs! The main drawback would be > a risk of accidentally ending things early, but it couldn't destroy the > rules defining the Device - just potentially the Device itself, and we > could presumably recreate it by proposal. >
I don't think the sole instance of a singleton switch can be permanently destroyed by an instantaneous destruction. Even if the destruction worked, the rule defining the switch should immediately recreate it (in the same way that it immediately creates it when first coming into effect after being enacted). -- Jason Cobb Assessor, Rulekeepor, Stonemason
