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| author | Luke Dashjr <luke-jr+git@utopios.org> | 2021-02-17 21:07:56 +0000 |
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| committer | Luke Dashjr <luke-jr+git@utopios.org> | 2021-02-17 21:07:56 +0000 |
| commit | 72bf969a1719aefdbd1094378cfd0386e4e4e9bc (patch) | |
| tree | ec1ac8816dd790846423563ada7347df06435622 /bip-0008.mediawiki | |
| parent | 1e25eb98f646f546dd1757eabecc016aceb1cbc3 (diff) | |
BIP 8: Avoid speculating precisely on how soon the economic majority might be upgraded
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| -rw-r--r-- | bip-0008.mediawiki | 4 |
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/bip-0008.mediawiki b/bip-0008.mediawiki index ddf0890..01c963c 100644 --- a/bip-0008.mediawiki +++ b/bip-0008.mediawiki @@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ The following guidelines are suggested for selecting these parameters for a soft # '''name''' should be selected such that no two softforks, concurrent or otherwise, ever use the same name. For deployments described in a single BIP, it is recommended to use the name "bipN" where N is the appropriate BIP number. # '''bit''' should be selected such that no two concurrent softforks use the same bit. The bit chosen should not overlap with active usage (legitimately or otherwise) for other purposes. -# '''startheight''' should be set to some block height in the future, approximately 30 days (or 4320 blocks) after a software release date including the soft fork. This allows for some release delays, while preventing triggers as a result of parties running pre-release software, and ensures a reasonable number of full nodes have upgraded prior to activation. It should be rounded up to the next height which begins a retarget period for simplicity. -# '''timeoutheight''' should be 1 year, or 52416 blocks (26 retarget intervals) after '''startheight'''. +# '''startheight''' should be set to some block height in the future when a majority of economic activity is expected to have upgraded to a software release including the activation parameters. Some allowance should be made for potential release delays. It should be rounded up to the next height which begins a retarget period for simplicity. +# '''timeoutheight''' should be set to a block height when it is considered reasonable to expect the entire economy to have upgraded by, probably at least 1 year, or 52416 blocks (26 retarget intervals) after '''startheight'''. # '''lockinontimeout''' should be set to true for any softfork that is expected or found to have political opposition from a non-negligible percent of miners. (It can be set after the initial deployment, but cannot be cleared once set.) A later deployment using the same bit is possible as long as the startheight is after the previous one's |