On Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 5:12:16 PM UTC Michael Folkson wrote:
+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