# Gavin Andresen
# 2012-01-30 17:49:15
# https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=61922.msg722508#msg722508

BIP 16 (or 17) will not meet their initial "go/no-go" deadlines.  You can see the state of support here: @s{(link)} @p{par}

That's OK, that's why the deadlines were structured the way they are; in the past, Satoshi made changes like this by simply changing the code and then expecting everybody to upgrade. This is the first time we've used a more open, community-driven process. @p{par}

So, since we'll miss the deadline, the question is:  what next?  To focus discussion, here are two straw-man proposals that y'all can agree or disagree with; I'll go along with whatever consensus arises over the next couple of days: @p{par}


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 @p{brk}

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@p{hrule}
On the subject of testing... I've created a wiki page to record QA (quality assurance) testing that has been done on BIP 16.  If you can help test, or have been testing/deploying, then please add to this page:  @s{(link)} @p{par}

As always, (on-topic) discussion, feedback, etc. is very welcome. If we can, I'd like to move past the "we dont' need to do ANYTHING" arguments, there is clearly rough consensus (with notable exceptions) that a short-bitcoin-address solution is needed. @p{brk}