Re: [bitcoin-dev] BIP process meeting - Tuesday September 14th 23:00 UTC on #bitcoin-dev Libera IRC

2021-09-14 Thread Michael Folkson via bitcoin-dev
>> I can only speak for myself here but I am not particularly concerned about >> this perception of authority. > This perception affects Bitcoin. Personally I would rather have an optimal process that provides clarity and helps us build better software than be sensitive to inaccurate perceptions

Re: [bitcoin-dev] BIP process meeting - Tuesday September 14th 23:00 UTC on #bitcoin-dev Libera IRC

2021-09-14 Thread Prayank via bitcoin-dev
> A mailing list post is static and a BIP will go normally go through multiple > edits and revisions so you do need to take advantage of the Git version > control system. It gets quite unwieldy to attempt to do that via a mailing > list with every minor suggested edit getting sent to all subscri

Re: [bitcoin-dev] BIP process meeting - Tuesday September 14th 23:00 UTC on #bitcoin-dev Libera IRC

2021-09-14 Thread Michael Folkson via bitcoin-dev
Hey Prayank Thanks for the suggestions. > bitcoin-dev mailing list link can be considered a BIP and saved in a BIP > directory. Anyone can create such directories. So BIP is nothing but a > proposal shared on bitcoin-dev mailing list. A mailing list post is static and a BIP will go normally go

Re: [bitcoin-dev] BIP process meeting - Tuesday September 14th 23:00 UTC on #bitcoin-dev Libera IRC

2021-09-14 Thread Prayank via bitcoin-dev
Hi Michael, Thanks for sharing the details about the meeting. Wishlist has some interesting points. I would like to suggest few things: 1.BIP process: A. Plan and document a proposal B. Open PR in https://github.com/bitcoin/bips and edit everything properly C. BIP is assigned a number and

[bitcoin-dev] BIP process meeting - Tuesday September 14th 23:00 UTC on #bitcoin-dev Libera IRC

2021-09-07 Thread Michael Folkson via bitcoin-dev
With a new BIP editor (Kalle Alm) in place and Taproot activation locked in it is probably/possibly as good time as any to revisit the BIP process and see if we can bolster it, improve it or at least inform why certain things operate the way they do. Hence two IRC meetings are being organized, one