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Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2011 06:48:47 -0700 (PDT)
From: Amir Taaki <zgenjix@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] 0.4.x stable branch
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Reply-To: Amir Taaki <zgenjix@yahoo.com>

>Eventually, when there are a bunch of bitcoin implementations to=0A=0A>cho=
ose from, I think bitcoin.org should look like bittorrent.org -- it=0A>shou=
ld become a forum for developers to exchange ideas about the=0A>direction o=
f bitcoin.=0A>=0A>Gavin Andresen=0A=0AThanks for your support. This is a no=
ble ideal and will ensure bitcoin's eventual success by serving as a neutra=
l platform for discussions.=0A=0AOne step I've taken in this direction is t=
o setup a process for proposing changes to the bitcoin protocol. See my oth=
er email to this list and this url:=0A=0A=A0 https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Bit=
coin_Enhancement_Proposals=0A=0AThe first proposal BEP 0001 is copied from =
Python's PEP 0001 and is a good starting point. I've marked it as a draft s=
ince it's only a non-working proposal. After that with mutual consent and d=
iscussion, we can move it to active status and start to think about setting=
 up an arbitration committee.=0A=0AWe should in general favour long discuss=
ion over voting. The Wikipedia model for resolving issues through hammering=
 out details is superior to debian with a cycling board of voting members.=
=0A=0AThe bittorrent page looks like a good future ideal to model ourselves=
 off of and the EP pages too:=0A=0A=A0 http://bittorrent.org/beps/bep_0000.=
html=0A=0ABEP 0001 needs review and comments. As you can see, bittorrent di=
d the exact same thing here (copying the PEP process) with success:=0A=0A=
=A0 http://bittorrent.org/beps/bep_0001.html=0A=0Agenjix / Amir Taaki=0A