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bip3: Improve compatibility section

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@ -527,9 +527,10 @@ mentioned in the [Changelog](#changelog) section.
- The remaining statuses are Draft, Complete, Deployed, and Closed. - The remaining statuses are Draft, Complete, Deployed, and Closed.
- The comment system is abolished.[^comments] - The comment system is abolished.[^comments]
- A BIP in Draft or Complete status may no longer be closed solely on grounds of not making progress for three years.[^rejection] - A BIP in Draft or Complete status may no longer be closed solely on grounds of not making progress for three years.[^rejection]
- A BIP in Draft status may be set to Closed by anyone if it appears to have stopped making progress for at least a - A BIP in Draft status may be updated to Closed status if it appears to have stopped making progress for at least a
year and its authors do not assert that they are still working on it when contacted. year and its authors do not assert within four weeks of being contacted that they are still working on it.
- Complete BIPs can only be moved to Closed by its authors and may remain in Complete indefinitely. - Complete BIPs can only be moved to Closed by its authors and may remain in Complete indefinitely.
- A Changelog section is introduced to track significant changes to BIPs after they have reached the Complete status.
- Process BIPs are living documents that do not ossify and may be modified indefinitely. - Process BIPs are living documents that do not ossify and may be modified indefinitely.
- Some judgment calls previously required from BIP Editors are reassigned either to the BIP authors or the repositorys - Some judgment calls previously required from BIP Editors are reassigned either to the BIP authors or the repositorys
audience. audience.
@ -552,6 +553,7 @@ mentioned in the [Changelog](#changelog) section.
- "Comments-URI" and "Comment-Summary" headers are dropped from the preamble.[^comments] - "Comments-URI" and "Comment-Summary" headers are dropped from the preamble.[^comments]
- The "Superseded-By" header is replaced with the "Proposed-Replacement" header. - The "Superseded-By" header is replaced with the "Proposed-Replacement" header.
- The "Post-History" header is replaced with the "Discussion" header. - The "Post-History" header is replaced with the "Discussion" header.
- The optional "Version" header is introduced.
- The "Discussions-To" header is dropped as it has never been used in any BIP. - The "Discussions-To" header is dropped as it has never been used in any BIP.
- Introduce Deputies and optional "Deputies" header. - Introduce Deputies and optional "Deputies" header.
- The BIP "Title" header may now contain up to 50 characters (increased from 44 in BIP2). - The BIP "Title" header may now contain up to 50 characters (increased from 44 in BIP2).