From d90db8361e6f3a12c03dee4d24f4c22092ebe72d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: ligi Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2018 11:34:12 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Remove "Replaces: 67" and move to Rationale that replaces Motivation ERC-67 was used but never merged - so there can be no replacemenmt Using Rationale as it is a better fit and leaving out optional Motivation --- EIPS/eip-831.md | 11 ++++++----- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/EIPS/eip-831.md b/EIPS/eip-831.md index 2a01ab9f..82800d8d 100644 --- a/EIPS/eip-831.md +++ b/EIPS/eip-831.md @@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ Type: Standard Track Category: ERC Status: Draft - Replaces: 67 Created: 2018-01-15 ## Simple Summary @@ -17,10 +16,6 @@ A standard way of creating Ethereum URLs for various use-cases. URLs embedded in QR-codes, hyperlinks in web-pages, emails or chat messages provide for robust cross-application signaling between very loosely coupled applications. A standardized URL format allows for instant invocation of the user's preferred wallet application. -## Motivation - -The need for this ERC emerged when refining ERC-681. We need a container ERC that does not carry the weight of the use-cases and just serves the container for them. - ## Specification ### Syntax @@ -37,6 +32,12 @@ Ethereum URLs contain "ethereum" in their schema (protocol) part and are constru `payload` is mandatory and the content depends on the prefix. Structuring of the content is defined in the ERC for the specific use-case and not in the scope of this document. One example is ERC-681 for the pay- prefix. + +## Rationale + +The need for this ERC emerged when refining ERC-681. We need a container that does not carry the weight of the use-cases. ERC-67 was the first standard defining Ethereum-URLs - this ERC tries to keep backward compatibibility and not break existing flows. This means ERC-67 URLs should still be valid and readable. But if the prefix feature is used - ERC-67 parsers might break. + + ## Copyright Copyright and related rights waived via [CC0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/).