[Lightning-dev] bLIPs: A proposal for community-driven app layer and protocol extension standardization

2021-06-30 Thread Ryan Gentry via Lightning-dev
Hi all, The recent thread around zero-conf channels [1] provides an opportunity to discuss how the BOLT process handles features and best practices that arise in the wild vs. originating within the process itself. Zero-conf channels are one of many LN innovations on the app layer that have struggl

Re: [Lightning-dev] bLIPs: A proposal for community-driven app layer and protocol extension standardization

2021-06-30 Thread Ryan Gentry via Lightning-dev
> can say from answering lightning-network questions on stackexchange is that > it would certainly help if the BOLTs where referenced on lightning.network > web page and in the whitepaper as the place to be if one wants to learn > about the Lightning Network > > with kind regards

Re: [Lightning-dev] bLIPs: A proposal for community-driven app layer and protocol extension standardization

2021-07-07 Thread Ryan Gentry via Lightning-dev
tion of the network. I think the BOLTs do a good job >> currently of >> >>>> > specifying what _base_ functionality is required for a routing >> node in a >> >>>> > prescriptive manner (you must forward an HTLC like this, etc). >> However t

[Lightning-dev] bLIPs are Open for Business!

2021-12-10 Thread Ryan Gentry via Lightning-dev
Hi all, Earlier this year, I emailed this mailing list about bitcoin Lightning Improvement Proposals (bLIPs) [1] as a way to help standardize community-driven app layer and protocol extension development. Today, I am excited to let you know that the first two bLIPs specifying the process have been