Wow there's a lot here to think about. I'm pretty sure I haven't grasped the full implications yet.
I see it proposes to also introduce additional BIPs describing the use of the data stucture for stateless validation & mining, the UBC address index for "SPV+" operating modes, document timestamping and merged mining. Can the BIP stand alone as a BIP without some specific changes to the protocol or end-user accessible features defined within it? It seems like an extremely useful data stucture, but as I understand it the purpose of BIPS is defining interoperability points, not implementation details? Unless the tree itself is becoming part of the protocol, seems like its spec, test vectors, and reference implementation can live elsewhere, but I would love to read about BIPS which use this tree to accomplish some amazing scalability or security benefits. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rapidly troubleshoot problems before they affect your business. Most IT organizations don't have a clear picture of how application performance affects their revenue. With AppDynamics, you get 100% visibility into your Java,.NET, & PHP application. Start your 15-day FREE TRIAL of AppDynamics Pro! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=84349831&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Bitcoin-development mailing list Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development
