Re: [Bitcoin-development] Procedure for non-tech contributions

2014-03-03 Thread Wladimir
On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 12:02 AM, Tom Geller t...@tomgeller.com wrote: Anyway, this particular solution doesn't appear to be possible in this case, as the file isn't at https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/tree/0.9.0/doc/release-notes , and I don't believe I could copy it to the repository

Re: [Bitcoin-development] Procedure for non-tech contributions

2014-03-03 Thread Mike Hearn
Hey Tom, Thanks for getting involved! It's great to see someone who would like to focus on docs. One project I've been thinking about recently is a Bitcoin Developer Network subsection of our website. Right now bitcoin.org is entirely consumer focused. And as you noted, the wiki is undergoing

[Bitcoin-development] Is this a safe thing to be doing with ECC addition? (Oracle protocol)

2014-03-03 Thread Edmund Edgar
Some people may have seen my service Reality Keys, which can perform a role a bit like an External State Oracle as described previously by Mike Hearn and others. (I like to think of it as a Certificate Authority for propositions, doing for facts what Verisign do for identities.) You register a

Re: [Bitcoin-development] Is this a safe thing to be doing with ECC addition? (Oracle protocol)

2014-03-03 Thread Odinn Cyberguerrilla
Nothing is safe. Take risks. Engage one trouble at a time. Perform unexpected actions. Observe the results. Rinse and repeat. Ignore the lions. They too shall pass. Do not sleep under a roof. Carry no money or food. Go alone to places frightening to the common brand of men. Become a