Hello, I'm trying to create a bit of process around the https://github.com/bitcoin/bips repository.
A) Currently a lot of pulls are open for various BIPs and it is not clear who should comment on them, or who decides on changes to be merged. Currently all BIP changes have to go through the Bitcoin Core team, which is a narrow bottleneck and makes little sense when you think about it. But I don't want to go back to the wiki state in which everyone can make arbitrary changes to any BIP - we need to distribute the process somehow. I'd like to propose to make the author (or someone they delegate to) the primary contact for each BIP. They should comment on changes, and either accept or reject them. If they accept them, the change will be merged. Of course this means that there is a responsibility for the author to adhere to BIP 1. For example if your BIP is final, don't allow any technical changes. To do small clarifications, spelling or adding implementations or examples is OK, but changing or adding to a protocol is not - this needs a new BIP. Changing your BIP status without community consensus is also not OK. B) I also think it makes sense to move the BIP discussion (both about the BIP process and individual BIPs) to a separate mailing list. bitcoin-development currently has a dual function: discussion of Bitcoin Core implementation concerns, as well as global changes to Bitcoin (in the form of BIPs). This makes the list too busy for some people, but it is critical that everyone writing a Bitcoin node or client is up-to-date with proposals and can comment on them. Wladimir ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Comprehensive Server Monitoring with Site24x7. Monitor 10 servers for $9/Month. Get alerted through email, SMS, voice calls or mobile push notifications. Take corrective actions from your mobile device. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Zoho _______________________________________________ Bitcoin-development mailing list Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development
