diff --git a/bip-0003.md b/bip-0003.md index 0a8506f9..5f096386 100644 --- a/bip-0003.md +++ b/bip-0003.md @@ -527,9 +527,10 @@ mentioned in the [Changelog](#changelog) section. - The remaining statuses are Draft, Complete, Deployed, and Closed. - The comment system is abolished.[^comments] - A BIP in Draft or Complete status may no longer be closed solely on grounds of not making progress for three years.[^rejection] - - A BIP in Draft status may be set to Closed by anyone if it appears to have stopped making progress for at least a - year and its authors do not assert that they are still working on it when contacted. + - A BIP in Draft status may be updated to Closed status if it appears to have stopped making progress for at least a + year and its authors do not assert within four weeks of being contacted that they are still working on it. - Complete BIPs can only be moved to Closed by its authors and may remain in Complete indefinitely. +- A Changelog section is introduced to track significant changes to BIPs after they have reached the Complete status. - Process BIPs are living documents that do not ossify and may be modified indefinitely. - Some judgment calls previously required from BIP Editors are reassigned either to the BIP authors or the repository’s audience. @@ -552,6 +553,7 @@ mentioned in the [Changelog](#changelog) section. - "Comments-URI" and "Comment-Summary" headers are dropped from the preamble.[^comments] - The "Superseded-By" header is replaced with the "Proposed-Replacement" header. - The "Post-History" header is replaced with the "Discussion" header. +- The optional "Version" header is introduced. - The "Discussions-To" header is dropped as it has never been used in any BIP. - Introduce Deputies and optional "Deputies" header. - The BIP "Title" header may now contain up to 50 characters (increased from 44 in BIP 2).