Re: [bitcoin-dev] Compatibility requirements for hard or soft forks

2015-11-02 Thread jl2012 via bitcoin-dev
The other strategy is to have an informational BIP to define "safe" use of Bitcoin. 1. scriptPubKey must be one of the following types: P2PK, P2PKH, P2SH, n-of-m multisig with m < 4 (with or without CLTV or CSV, we should define standard use of CLTV and CSV) 2. For P2SH, the serialized scrip

Re: [bitcoin-dev] Compatibility requirements for hard or soft forks

2015-11-02 Thread Justus Ranvier via bitcoin-dev
On 02/11/15 14:33, Gavin Andresen via bitcoin-dev wrote: > I like those guidelines, although I'm sure there may be lots of arguing > over what fits under "protects the integrity of the network" or what > constitutes "reasonable notice" (publish a BIP at least 30 days before > rolling out a change?

Re: [bitcoin-dev] Ramping up with bitcoin core engineering?

2015-11-02 Thread Eric Martindale via bitcoin-dev
The Bitcoin.org Development Guide has grown by leaps in bounds this year, and has two great introductions: 1. https://bitcoin.org/en/development for an overview of how a developer can contribute, 2. https://bitcoin.org/en/developer-reference for in-detail reference to how the whole system works.

Re: [bitcoin-dev] Compatibility requirements for hard or soft forks

2015-11-02 Thread Gavin Andresen via bitcoin-dev
On Sun, Nov 1, 2015 at 6:46 PM, Tier Nolan via bitcoin-dev < bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote: > For guidelines > > * Transaction version numbers will be increased, if possible > * Transactions with unknown/large version numbers are unsafe to use with > locktime > * Reasonable notice i

[bitcoin-dev] Ramping up with bitcoin core engineering?

2015-11-02 Thread Panos Sakkos via bitcoin-dev
Hey, I'm interested in helping out with the development of Bitcoin Core. I'm used to getting involved with huge projects by starting to write unit tests (in order to get familiar with the project's tools, infrastructure etc). Is there any ramp up process (like for example any documentation) that

[bitcoin-dev] #bitcoin-dev Weekly Development Meeting Minutes 2015-10-29

2015-11-02 Thread Daniel Stadulis via bitcoin-dev
Google Docs formatted version: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t3kGkAUQ-Yui57P29YhDll5WyJuTiGrUhCW8so-E-iQ/edit?usp=sharing Meeting Title: #bitcoin-dev Weekly Development Meeting Meeting Date: 2015-10-29 Meeting Time: 19:00-20:00 UTC Participants in Attendance: dstadulis morcos sipa jgarzik