The section that starts "Should two software projects need to release" addresses issues that are difficult to ascertain from what is written there. I'll take a stab at what it means: Would bitcoin be better off if multiple applications provided their own implementations of API/RPC and corresponding application layer BIPs? - While there is only one such application, its UI will be the obvious standard and confusion in usability will be avoided. - Any more than a single such application will benefit from the coordination encouraged and aided by this BIP and BIP 123. "To avoid doubt: comments and status are unrelated metrics to judge a BIP, and neither should be directly influencing the other." makes more sense to me as "To avoid doubt: comments and status are intended to be unrelated metrics. Any influence of one over the other indicates a deviation from their intended use." This can be expanded with a simple example: "In other words, a BIP having the status 'Rejected' is no reason not to write additional comments about it. Likewise, overwhelming support for a BIP in its comments section doesn't change the requirements for the 'Accepted' or 'Active' status." Since the Bitcoin Wiki can be updated with comments from other places, I think the author of a BIP should be allowed to specify other Internet locations for comments. So "link to a Bitcoin Wiki page" could instead be "link to a comments page (strongly recommended to be in the Bitcoin Wiki)". Also, under "Will BIP comments be censored or limited to particular participants/"experts"?" You could add: - The author of a BIP may indicate any commenting URL they wish. The Bitcoin Wiki is merely a recommendation, though a very strong one. On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 2:53 PM, Luke Dashjr via bitcoin-dev < bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote: > I've completed an initial draft of a BIP that provides clarifications on > the > Status field for BIPs, as well as adding the ability for public comments on > them, and expanding the list of allowable BIP licenses. > > > https://github.com/luke-jr/bips/blob/bip-biprevised/bip-biprevised.mediawiki > > I plan to open discussion of making this BIP an Active status (along with > BIP > 123) a month after initial revisions have completed. Please provide any > objections now, so I can try to address them now and enable consensus to be > reached. > > Thanks, > > Luke > _______________________________________________ > bitcoin-dev mailing list > bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org > https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bitcoin-dev > -- I like to provide some work at no charge to prove my value. Do you need a techie? I own Litmocracy and Meme Racing (in alpha). I'm the webmaster for The Voluntaryist which now accepts Bitcoin. I also code for The Dollar Vigilante . "He ought to find it more profitable to play by the rules" - Satoshi Nakamoto