I have to say, I agree with Luke here, this was Finalized a long time ago. The version that was agreed on can be seen at https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/BIP_0021
Also see https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=6205.0 and Luke's three biased polls at https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=6206.0 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=6207.0 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=6208.0 Matt On Sun, 2012-01-29 at 14:40 -0800, Amir Taaki wrote: > Hi all, > > Luke Dashjr is telling me that BIP 20 was accepted as Final a year ago > (before the BIP process existed). > > https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Bitcoin_Improvement_Proposals > > > I respectfully disagree. I find it nonsensical to have a BIP to have been > accepted before the BIP process existed. My feeling is that a BIP needs to go > through the proper formalised motions in public before becoming accepted. > > The URI Scheme did not go through these motions. I did not know it was even > accepted, and at least 2 implementations have objected to the standard as is. > This is problematic because a standard is meant to be consensus building not > enforcement from above. > > Ergo I am going to say: > > NO BIP EXISTED BEFORE THE BIP PROCESS. > > NEW BIPS ARE ALWAYS DRAFT STATUS. > > BIPS CHANGE STATUS AS SPECIFIED IN BIP 0001 > > Luke claims I do not have the ability to specify those conditions above. > > If there are any objections then please tell me. I did not get to observe the > process for BIP 20, therefore I am not accepting it. Anybody is welcome to > submit a competing BIP to Luke's BIP 20 (as has happened with BIP 16 and 17). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Try before you buy = See our experts in action! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-dev2 _______________________________________________ Bitcoin-development mailing list Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development
