Topic: Where is bip48? (Read 245 times)
Thanks guys.
gmaxwell explained it well
TLDR : BIP number it's not used in sequence, but by category
They've been assigned in blocks in an effort to keep related BIPs together.
Also, sometimes people have ignored the process and self-assigned numbers and started using them in communications-- sometimes multiple people with the same number, when that happens the number gets temporarily skipped for assignment to avoid adding confusion. But primarily just due to grouping.
You absolutely shouldn't do that. The BIP process has virtually no editorial control-- it's just a publication numbering scheme that assigns a number to anything that persists long enough requesting one. There are many low quality / broken BIPs that no sane party should use.
Essentially the only editorial lever in BIPs is that if many people dislike a proposal they'll encourage the proposer to abandon it before it reaches the point of getting a number assigned. If the proposer can't be convinced or if no one cares enough to convince them and the proposer persists their proposal will get numbered.
Also, sometimes people have ignored the process and self-assigned numbers and started using them in communications-- sometimes multiple people with the same number, when that happens the number gets temporarily skipped for assignment to avoid adding confusion. But primarily just due to grouping.
BIPs from #1 to implement whatever I've missed
You absolutely shouldn't do that. The BIP process has virtually no editorial control-- it's just a publication numbering scheme that assigns a number to anything that persists long enough requesting one. There are many low quality / broken BIPs that no sane party should use.
Essentially the only editorial lever in BIPs is that if many people dislike a proposal they'll encourage the proposer to abandon it before it reaches the point of getting a number assigned. If the proposer can't be convinced or if no one cares enough to convince them and the proposer persists their proposal will get numbered.
TLDR : BIP number it's not used in sequence, but by category
BIPs aren't necessarily numbered sequentially, and the number 48 has simply not been assigned to a BIP by the BIP editor (who I believe is still Luke Dashjr). Sometimes a set of numbers are reserved for BIPs dealing with a similar issue. For example, BIPs 43, 44, 45, and 47 all make improvements to deterministic wallets, and so if a BIP doesn't fit with that theme, it won't be assigned the next number.
There is no Bip 48 for Bitcoin, I think that there is one for Bitcoin Cash.
You can check all the Bitcoin Bip here: https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/README.mediawiki
You can check all the Bitcoin Bip here: https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/README.mediawiki
Can't seem to find bip48. Can someone explain what it is or link to its spec? Thanks
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