Re: [Monotone-devel] Re: summit flag day?

[Markus Schiltknecht]

Hi,

Zack Weinberg wrote:
> We really need a scheme for versioning the algorithm used to digest
> and sign a particular object.  If we had that, then it would be
> possible to continue checking signatures on old objects in the old
> way, but use the new algorithm for all new objects.

I absolutely agree. I even think netsync (or upcoming nuskool) should be 
backwards compatible, so as to prevent flag days in the future. I.e. two 
peers should negotiate an algorithm - according to their capabilities 
and then do the syncing with whatever algorithm they both know.

> I think it would be a good idea if code to implement the changes were
> written, on a branch, before we even started talking about when to
> schedule the flag-day release.

+99

Markus