tendermint/rfc/README.md

Request for Comments (RFC)

RFC stands for Request for Comments. It is a social device use to float and polish an idea prior to the inclusion into an existing or new spec/paper/research topic.

An RFC should not be used for bug reports or trivial discussions - the overhead of compiling an RFC does not justify it.

An RFC should not consist only of a problem statement (use a standard issue for that).

A RFC should consist of:

• Changelog
• Context on the relevant goals and the current state
• Proposed Solution
• Summary of pros and cons
• References

If recorded decisions turned out to be lacking, convene a discussion, record the new decisions here, and then modify the code to match.

Note the context/background should be written in the present tense.

Some RFC's will be presented at a Tendermint Dev Session. If you are an outside contributor and have submitted a RFC, you may be invited to present your RFC at one of these calls.

Table of Contents

• 001-block-retention
• 002-nonzero-genesis
• 003-ed25519-verification
• 004-abci++
• 005-reverse-sync