I have added a note to the OP, as follows:
When reading this thread, bitmark is evolutionary over time, this thread was originally titled 'define' and merged the conversation from several other threads, when reading this please be aware that it is a discussion which defined the project, many posts you read below and things discussed changed, were dropped, or were added over time, you can track the growth by reading through. It was many pages in before the 'bitmark' you know today was even created, and several more before 'marking'. The project continues to define and refine what is being done every week, it is a living and evolving project.
For example, in reply one you will see the mention of 'taxation', which does not exist, we defined it then found it would break backwards compatibility so moved to donations instead. This is but one example.
I realised after reading some articles about bitmark, that many people presumed currency specifications were set in stone, rather than being organic and evolving over time. I guess this thread is not an ANN with replies as is normal in this forum, but rather an ongoing discussion which defines the project's state, scope, and spec from week to week.
Please keep this in mind, this is not the thread of a dev team thinking they know best as to what needs done and you watching them release things, commenting later after they are done.
This thread's purpose is for YOU to define and suggest things, and have those things discussed openly with your peers and the growing community. Project Bitmark is organic, you are the team members, you guide the project and specify it, I (Mark) am simply a person willing to do the work when others do not or can not.
