Daniel F [ARCHIVE] on Nostr: 📅 Original date posted:2011-09-23 🗒️ Summary of this message: A suggestion to ...
📅 Original date posted:2011-09-23
🗒️ Summary of this message: A suggestion to rename "BEP" to avoid confusion with BitTorrent EPs is dismissed as unnecessary, as those searching for Bitcoin BEPs will likely use specific search terms.
📝 Original message:> Does anybody besides me think maybe we should name them something
> other than "BEP" ?
>
> I'm worried we'll regret it in two years when a google for "BEP003"
> takes you to the BitTorrent EPs instead of the BitCoin EPs.
this is an excellent "painting the bikeshed" question, so i cannot
resist participation :)
imo, anyone who has any business looking at the beps (which would
generally be technically-minded people), will be smart enough to
google for "bitcoin bep003" to find what he's looking for. so i don't
see an issue, whatever acronym we end up using.
🗒️ Summary of this message: A suggestion to rename "BEP" to avoid confusion with BitTorrent EPs is dismissed as unnecessary, as those searching for Bitcoin BEPs will likely use specific search terms.
📝 Original message:> Does anybody besides me think maybe we should name them something
> other than "BEP" ?
>
> I'm worried we'll regret it in two years when a google for "BEP003"
> takes you to the BitTorrent EPs instead of the BitCoin EPs.
this is an excellent "painting the bikeshed" question, so i cannot
resist participation :)
imo, anyone who has any business looking at the beps (which would
generally be technically-minded people), will be smart enough to
google for "bitcoin bep003" to find what he's looking for. so i don't
see an issue, whatever acronym we end up using.