Subject: [bitcoindev] Re: Adding New BIP Editors

From: Michael Folkson <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2024 02:46:56 -0800 (PST)

+1 on Kanzure and RubenSomsen

I would put my name forward if Kanzure, RubenSomsen weren't willing to do 
it and I was concerned about who it might be. I don't think it should be 
someone the Bitcoin dev community isn't familiar with and hasn't proven 
themselves over a long period of time like Kanzure, RubenSomsen have. There 
is the opportunity for a new BIP editor to cause chaos if they were of the 
wrong temperament and weren't willing to acknowledge opposing views and 
perspectives. Both Kanzure and RubenSomsen have proved over a long period 
of time that although they have their own personal views (like anyone else) 
they won't censor transcripts of presentations or emails to the bitcoin-dev 
mailing list that contain opposing views to their own. I'm not sure if any 
of the other candidates putting themselves forward here tick the same boxes 
as Kanzure and RubenSomsen. I also don't think BIP editors should be Luke 
Dashjr's personal fiefdom even though overall I personally think Luke has 
done an excellent job over many years as BIP editor in sometimes difficult 
circumstances.

Thanks
Michael

On Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at 7:27:57 PM UTC Ava Chow wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> Following on the recent [discussion][1] about BIP process friction, and 
> admissions from Luke that he has not had the time to actively work on 
> the BIPs repo ([2], [3]), I think it is prudent for us to look at adding 
> more BIPs editors. These people would have the same permissions and 
> responsibilities that Luke has, i.e. can assign BIP numbers, merge PRs 
> adding new BIPs, merge PRs to fix existing BIPs,and all other 
> responsibilities as described in [BIP 2][4]. I think this would 
> significantly help get through the backlog of BIPs PRs, and responding 
> to them in a timely manner to significantly reduce the friction of 
> getting BIPs changes merged. Of course, this would require that all BIP 
> editors agree on the numbering scheme so that BIPs continue to be 
> numbered consistently.
>
> Considering the responsibilities of these tasks, I think any new BIP 
> editors should be people who have a history of following and being 
> involved in Bitcoin development, as well as being known to evaluate 
> proposals objectively, and of course, are willing to do the job. With 
> that in mind, I think both Kanzure and RubenSomsen are very good 
> candidates to be BIP editors, and having both of them working on the 
> BIPs repo would greatly benefit all of us.
>
> Thanks,
> Ava
>
> [1]: 
>
> https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2024-January/022289.html
> [2]: 
>
> https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2024-January/022291.html
> [3]: https://twitter.com/LukeDashjr/status/1761127972302459000
> [4]: 
>
> https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0002.mediawiki#user-content-BIP_Editor_Responsibilities__Workflow
>
>

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