# Gavin Andresen
# 2012-01-29 16:41:53
# https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=61705.msg720564#msg720564

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 @p{brk}
It is completely artificial urgency, so a decision is reached and implemented in a reasonable amount of time. @p{par}

When I set the deadline, I had no idea Luke would: @p{brk}
  a) Decide that a bugfix 0.5.2 release was a good idea. I thought the minor bugfixes weren't worth taking the time to make a release but arguing with Luke is like arguing with a brick wall, so I went "meh, whatever." @p{brk}
  b) Propose BIP 17 and go on a war against BIP 16. @p{par}

Both of those distracted from implementation and testing of BIP 16. @p{par}

But what's past is past, the question is what do do from here; I'm planning on starting that discussion in the Dev&Tech forum tomorrow. @p{par}

PS: RE: risk:  the risks of either proposal to the overall health of the bitcoin network are small.