BIP 0014

Work In Progress

  BIP: 14
  Title: BIP User Agent
  Author: Amir Taaki <genjix@riseup.net>
  Status: Draft
  Type: Standards Track
  Created: 10-11-2011
  Post-History: 02-11-2011

Past Situation

• Current status of bitcoin

Rationale

• Why we need user agents
  • What they can offer us.
  • Potential problems (people hacking around problems)
  • Response to those problems

Browser User-Agents

• User agents on websites

Proposal

• Modified bitcoin user agent
  • Why modified?
  • Explain standard

Timeline

• Timeline/path for inclusion