On 09/03/2015 07:06 PM, Luke Dashjr via bitcoin-dev wrote:
> Since BIP 43 is still a draft, I propose modifying it to refer non-
> Bitcoin purpose codes to the SLIP repository:
>     https://doc.satoshilabs.com/slips/

What benefit is created by delegating the BIP-43 namespace management to
that company in particular?

BIP-43 as it is currently composed provides the convenient feature of
purpose codes matching the BIP number. Moving purpose codes to a
separate namespace add complexity to its usage for no discernible benefit.

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