ECIP1087 [Draft]: A way to resolve the ECIP1061/ECIP1078/ECIP1086/EIP2200 testnet fiasco (rollback Mordor, leave Kotti)

[meowsbits]

Abstract

Don't touch Kotti; allow ECIP1061, ECIP1078, and ECIP1086 (EIP2200, EIP2200Disable) to continue as specified and implemented there.

Set Mordor ECIP1078 activation to 778507 (equivalent to ECIP1061), and rollback to 750000.

Rationale

Kotti is a PoA network, so it doesn't simulate (ie test) ETC mainnet in the first place (at least not well) since it uses different consensus rules. If it is a public simulation and test of ETC mainnet, it isn't a good one. So we can follow the logic of A: Testnets-as-service.

Mordor is a PoW network, so is is a pretty good simulator of ETC mainnet. We can follow the logic of B: Testnets-as-test, and not only resolve the issue of EIP2200 correction, but improve the network's simulation of mainnet activation for ECIP1061 and ECIP1078.

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Rendered: https://github.com/meowsbits/ECIPs/blob/feat/ecip1087/_specs/ecip-1087.md

[soc1c]

I agree with the rationale. Applying 1086 to Kotti makes a lot of sense.

To simplify the testnet reset on Mordor, I would propose to move both Aztlan and Phoenix to block 976_231. That way, we would invalidate the current chain anyways and force all clients to roll back.

[soc1c]

I actually don't think we would need an ECIP for that. See #296 directly applying your suggestion.

[soc1c]

would favor #297 instead and have a new specification for a "good" phoenix. see #298

[YazzyYaz]

Should this be closed now?

[meowsbits]

@YazzyYaz How about I'll edit to Withdrawn and we can merge for the sake for documentation (along w/ 1089).

[ghost]

i approved "withdrawn" status

pls second approval and move to merge

[meowsbits]

@ethereumclassic/ecip-editors please review for editorial righteousness for the doc-only merge

[ghost]

@meowsbits License is clarified at the header, but I think if you add these details at the bottom, it's fine editorially:

Implementation

N/A

Copyright/Licensing

This work is licensed under Apache License, Version
2.0.

[bobsummerwill]

Is this obsoleted by Phoenix, @meowsbits?
Maybe just Close it now?

[meowsbits]

Yea it'll probably be practically obsoleted, but I think it should be merged because

• https://github.com/ethereumclassic/ECIPs/pull/293/files was, which would by the same reasoning be considered obsoleted and this doc addresses a related issue
• it has a strong rationale for differentiating Mordor and Kotti (as PoW and PoA) network utilities and management priorities (ie testnet as test vs. service). This argument/conceptual wrangling be come up again.
• it has a number 1087 which would be left missing in the list which would bother me
• the only cost i see is the additional weight of a piece of paper

[bobsummerwill]

For the historical record ...

[ghost]

@bobsummerwill @meowsbits ...yes, I think it went thru a cycle and has to be merged as it was proposed, draft, and withdrawn...actually it should not go thru these cycles as a PR! ;)

[meowsbits]

@ethereumclassic/ecip-editors beep boop Now we've established at least 3 times that this is for documentation only... please review for the format for the merge for the the PR-inbox sanity.