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| author | Mike Hearn <mike@plan99.net> | 2014-07-14 13:26:19 +0200 |
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| committer | bitcoindev <bitcoindev@gnusha.org> | 2014-07-14 11:26:26 +0000 |
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Re: [Bitcoin-development] Bitcoin Protocol Specification
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diff --git a/49/dc9d66a861a75b39186425b0e5ea71acf7b35a b/49/dc9d66a861a75b39186425b0e5ea71acf7b35a new file mode 100644 index 000000000..2ffd67f3f --- /dev/null +++ b/49/dc9d66a861a75b39186425b0e5ea71acf7b35a @@ -0,0 +1,168 @@ +Received: from sog-mx-4.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com ([172.29.43.194] + helo=mx.sourceforge.net) + by sfs-ml-3.v29.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtp (Exim 4.76) + (envelope-from <mh.in.england@gmail.com>) id 1X6eOo-0008VB-8Y + for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; + Mon, 14 Jul 2014 11:26:26 +0000 +Received-SPF: pass (sog-mx-4.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com: domain of gmail.com + designates 209.85.219.41 as permitted sender) + client-ip=209.85.219.41; envelope-from=mh.in.england@gmail.com; + helo=mail-oa0-f41.google.com; +Received: from mail-oa0-f41.google.com ([209.85.219.41]) + by sog-mx-4.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtps (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) + (Exim 4.76) id 1X6eOn-0006ty-4A + for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; + Mon, 14 Jul 2014 11:26:26 +0000 +Received: by mail-oa0-f41.google.com with SMTP id j17so1249756oag.0 + for <bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net>; + Mon, 14 Jul 2014 04:26:19 -0700 (PDT) +MIME-Version: 1.0 +X-Received: by 10.60.63.3 with SMTP id c3mr17244130oes.16.1405337179660; Mon, + 14 Jul 2014 04:26:19 -0700 (PDT) +Sender: mh.in.england@gmail.com +Received: by 10.76.35.234 with HTTP; Mon, 14 Jul 2014 04:26:19 -0700 (PDT) +In-Reply-To: <53C3A8C0.5070608@googlemail.com> +References: <53C3A8C0.5070608@googlemail.com> +Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 13:26:19 +0200 +X-Google-Sender-Auth: FP8jmu_8uzoWdquZWpj4vWazUjA +Message-ID: <CANEZrP21sc9smev5tg07HnLpw-8WWS7EvzzTyEvD6qYEfHvpoA@mail.gmail.com> +From: Mike Hearn <mike@plan99.net> +To: Krzysztof Okupski <k.okupski@googlemail.com> +Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a11c1d24262278904fe258fdc +X-Spam-Score: -0.5 (/) +X-Spam-Report: Spam Filtering performed by mx.sourceforge.net. + See http://spamassassin.org/tag/ for more details. + -1.5 SPF_CHECK_PASS SPF reports sender host as permitted sender for + sender-domain + 0.0 FREEMAIL_FROM Sender email is commonly abused enduser mail provider + (mh.in.england[at]gmail.com) + -0.0 SPF_PASS SPF: sender matches SPF record + 1.0 HTML_MESSAGE BODY: HTML included in message + 0.1 DKIM_SIGNED Message has a DKIM or DK signature, + not necessarily valid + -0.1 DKIM_VALID Message has at least one valid DKIM or DK signature +X-Headers-End: 1X6eOn-0006ty-4A +Cc: Bitcoin Dev <bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net> +Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] Bitcoin Protocol Specification +X-BeenThere: bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net +X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 +Precedence: list +List-Id: <bitcoin-development.lists.sourceforge.net> +List-Unsubscribe: <https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development>, + <mailto:bitcoin-development-request@lists.sourceforge.net?subject=unsubscribe> +List-Archive: <http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=bitcoin-development> +List-Post: <mailto:bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net> +List-Help: <mailto:bitcoin-development-request@lists.sourceforge.net?subject=help> +List-Subscribe: <https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development>, + <mailto:bitcoin-development-request@lists.sourceforge.net?subject=subscribe> +X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 11:26:26 -0000 + +--001a11c1d24262278904fe258fdc +Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 + +Nice work, but please don't call it the "Bitcoin protocol spec". Your +document is not a spec. It is an attempt to describe in English the Bitcoin +protocol, but anyone who implemented it based on your description would get +it wrong. For example you didn't mention the SIGHASH_SINGLE bug and many +other important areas like the difficulty transitions are also left +unspecified. + +As a loose description of the protocol for newbies it's an invaluable +resource and perhaps we should link to it from the developer guide. As +something that claims to be a specification it is quite possibly dangerous +- the only spec that matters is the C++ original. + + +On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 11:54 AM, Krzysztof Okupski < +k.okupski@googlemail.com> wrote: + +> Dear all, +> +> thank you for your invaluable feedback. As requested, the spec +> will from now on be under version control. It can be found under: +> +> https://github.com/minium/Bitcoin-Spec +> +> The old link to the PDF will be, just in case, kept updated as well. +> +> +> Warm greetings, +> Krzysztof Okupski +> +> +> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +> Want fast and easy access to all the code in your enterprise? Index and +> search up to 200,000 lines of code with a free copy of Black Duck® +> Code Sight™ - the same software that powers the world's largest code +> search on Ohloh, the Black Duck Open Hub! Try it now. +> http://p.sf.net/sfu/bds +> _______________________________________________ +> Bitcoin-development mailing list +> Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net +> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development +> +> + +--001a11c1d24262278904fe258fdc +Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 +Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable + +<div dir=3D"ltr">Nice work, but please don't call it the "Bitcoin = +protocol spec". Your document is not a spec. It is an attempt to descr= +ibe in English the Bitcoin protocol, but anyone who implemented it based on= + your description would get it wrong. For example you didn't mention th= +e SIGHASH_SINGLE bug and many other important areas like the difficulty tra= +nsitions are also left unspecified.<div> +<br></div><div>As a loose description of the protocol for newbies it's = +an invaluable resource and perhaps we should link to it from the developer = +guide. As something that claims to be a specification it is quite possibly = +dangerous - the only spec that matters is the C++ original.</div> +</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon,= + Jul 14, 2014 at 11:54 AM, Krzysztof Okupski <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href= +=3D"mailto:k.okupski@googlemail.com" target=3D"_blank">k.okupski@googlemail= +.com</a>></span> wrote:<br> +<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= +x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> + =20 + + =20 + =20 + <div bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF" text=3D"#000000"> + Dear all,<br> + <br> + thank you for your invaluable feedback. As requested, the spec<br> + will from now on be under version control. It can be found under:<br> + <br> + =20 + <a href=3D"https://github.com/minium/Bitcoin-Spec" target=3D"_blank">ht= +tps://github.com/minium/Bitcoin-Spec</a><br> + <br> + The old link to the PDF will be, just in case, kept updated as well.<br= +> + <br> + <br> + Warm greetings,<br> + Krzysztof Okupski<br> + </div> + +<br>-----------------------------------------------------------------------= +-------<br> +Want fast and easy access to all the code in your enterprise? Index and<br> +search up to 200,000 lines of code with a free copy of Black Duck&#174;= +<br> +Code Sight&#153; - the same software that powers the world's larges= +t code<br> +search on Ohloh, the Black Duck Open Hub! Try it now.<br> +<a href=3D"http://p.sf.net/sfu/bds" target=3D"_blank">http://p.sf.net/sfu/b= +ds</a><br>_______________________________________________<br> +Bitcoin-development mailing list<br> +<a href=3D"mailto:Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net">Bitcoin-develo= +pment@lists.sourceforge.net</a><br> +<a href=3D"https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development= +" target=3D"_blank">https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-de= +velopment</a><br> +<br></blockquote></div><br></div> + +--001a11c1d24262278904fe258fdc-- + + |