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Mining based funding of BCH devs is critical to reduce reliance on funding from Nchain/CSW/Ayre. Nchain/coingeek will fight this proposal tooth and nail.
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I fully agree with you as long as we do not graft it into the protocol. How do you think it should be done?
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Not sure about the implementation details but I really want CSW to walk away from BCH.
replied 2121d
CSW came out as SN because it was part of his contract with nChain - he did NOT came out because he was doxd but because it was profitable for him to self-promote and advertise nChain!
Satchmo
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Wasn't he outed well before nChain was formed? I first heard nChain long after Dec 2015 which is when the Wired story went out (https://bch.gg/3f)
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nChain could have been the desired result of his plan.
Reload
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Why do you want CSW to walk away from BCH?
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because his academic papers are of no use to bitcoin. And the very idea of a state backed patent is antithetical to bitcoin.
Reload
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How are his papers of no use to BCH? I agree with you on patents being enforced by the state and that is wrong. But I see it as a defensive move to retain the IP to the BCH Chain ONLY.
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Reasonable if nchain is a "true" supporter of p2p cash. The difficulty is if there is a successful capture attempt of the BCH chain and a fork is needed. Which one will nchain support?
im_uname
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Re-read their "open license". It is retaining the IP to no one but themselves.
Reload
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Is this Bad or Good? I'm really not sure @im_uname. As I understand it, the IP is free to use for any developers in the Bitcoin Cash blockchain. Does nChain have an endGame?
im_uname
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>As I understand it, the IP is free to use for any developers in the Bitcoin Cash blockchain

Your understanding is wrong.
Reload
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"Just like Microsoft's Limited Public License has a platform limitation for free usage, nChain's license limits free usage to the Bitcoin Cash blockchain." https://prn.to/2qBCqxM
im_uname
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It is not free for any developers on BCH. It is free for developers who ask and get permission - big difference. Actually read the damn license, not just PR release.
replied 2121d
Why don't you post these on the relevant topic?
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What's a topic and how can I classify my memo by topic?
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A topic is a category for posts. Anyone can create a topic by clicking on the ‘topics’ link (https://memo.cash/topics). You can then organise your posts into a relevant topic 👍
Simon Van Gelder
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A dev who's funded is a dev who can be influenced unduly.
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I think there is something to say for business model of devs having a stake by investing in BCH and growing value of their investment by improving value of the network.
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Definitely something to be said for that, maybe more so for businesses that should be hiring the devs. (Miners mostly, for now.) It's a lot of risk to bank on price rise for income.