I am going to vote for whoever will best represent the members and interests of this forum.
Now I wonder what that could be in your opinion.
Can you elaborate on this?
Joe
Elizabeth T. Ploshay?
Rassah?
Topic: [ANN] Bitcoin Foundation Board Election Details Announced - page 8. (Read 19752 times)
Now I wonder what that could be in your opinion.
Can you elaborate on this?
Joe
Elizabeth T. Ploshay?
Rassah?
Detective Phinn, you've been serving the community for quite some time now...are you interested in running?
inquiring minds want to know Detective Phinn.
I wasn't yet a member of the TBF. Besides, there are much better choices than I, presently, to best fill the position.
I am impressed. Elizabeth apparently makes a great politician and communications manager. Her skills at using many words to say little, and answering questions with very long "feel-good" speeches that lack substance and never actually address the question, is very impressive. In fact, her words are such an inspiration, that I am now quite motivated to work pro-bono as an "individual" liaison, to represent the community to the foundation and vise versa (a position I am convinced will still be wide open after the election is over), even if I should I loose. Elizabeth would likely make an excellent lobbyist though, representing "the individual" to politicians.
I am going to vote for whoever will best represent the members and interests of this forum.
Now I wonder what that could be in your opinion.
Can you elaborate on this?
Joe
I support Luke Dashjr because I think he and Gavin need to spend more time together. lol
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/how-open-source-projects-survive-poisonous-people-62037
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/how-open-source-projects-survive-poisonous-people-62037
That would be the LULZ of the year right here LMAO
I support Luke Dashjr because I think he and Gavin need to spend more time together. lol
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/how-open-source-projects-survive-poisonous-people-62037
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/how-open-source-projects-survive-poisonous-people-62037
And here I thought I just barely managed to get in, when I sent my application at 11:58pm on the day it was due 
Edit: Updated list. This should be the final candidate list.
There are three more names for the individual seat:
Individual Candidate: Joerg Platzer
Individual Candidate: Ryan Deming
Individual Candidate: Pedro Fernandes
I am going to vote for whoever will best represent the members and interests of this forum.
There are some new candidates now....
I agree.
We should prepare a questionnaire for candidates, so that we can get them to state their position on the major issues that might come up. I'd love to get them on the record on several points.
I agree.
ps,
i didnt ask him and not sure if he would want to anyway, just a thought....
i didnt ask him and not sure if he would want to anyway, just a thought....
Yes of course I know the California letter. I think that was handled great but that is because Patrick and the legal team for the foundation are that great! Maybe in my mind I heard foundation and thought it would be a step above all of us. I want to say "WOW' due to something the foundation does.
What has the Linux foundation done that made you go "wow?" My understanding is that foundations, being nonprofits and not for the purpose of designing or coming up with products and services, mainly exist to support things from the background, and thus are not really recognized or noticed for the little tweaks they do here and there.
Oh, how's this: When Gavin releases his multi-sig/multi-device authentication to the Bitcoin wallets, where your coins can no longer be stolen because they require two devices or a device and a service to spend, would that be a wow? That would be something that, at this point, is paid for directly by the foundation.
Exactly I don't want them to create a product or services. But I mean for a law or something on that level where they did something for the better of the community. The conference was nice, but again that wasn't the foundation that was one person if I remember correctly.
Edit:
Hearing about the grants for web wallets didn't exactly make me think they are spending the funds correctly as well.
anyone think eleuthria over at btc guild would a good foundation member make??
Hearing about the grants for web wallets didn't exactly make me think they are spending the funds correctly as well.
Grants for web wallets? I missed that news. Can you elaborate of provide a link please?
https://bitcoinfoundation.org/blog/?p=246
Work their asses off? What board member is working their ass off? None, I have yet to see a board member do more for bitcoins than me or any other bitcoiner. It is a sham, and you are caught in it.
Did you see the long legal letter that was sent to California in response to the claim that the Foundation was being a money transmitter? That was at least public. Other than that, their members are flying all over the place, meeting with groups and politicians. That you don't really hear about. But they are working their asses off.
Yes of course I know the California letter. I think that was handled great but that is because Patrick and the legal team for the foundation are that great! Maybe in my mind I heard foundation and thought it would be a step above all of us. I want to say "WOW' due to something the foundation does.
Hearing about the grants for web wallets didn't exactly make me think they are spending the funds correctly as well.
Grants for web wallets? I missed that news. Can you elaborate of provide a link please?
Yes of course I know the California letter. I think that was handled great but that is because Patrick and the legal team for the foundation are that great! Maybe in my mind I heard foundation and thought it would be a step above all of us. I want to say "WOW' due to something the foundation does.
What has the Linux foundation done that made you go "wow?" My understanding is that foundations, being nonprofits and not for the purpose of designing or coming up with products and services, mainly exist to support things from the background, and thus are not really recognized or noticed for the little tweaks they do here and there.
Oh, how's this: When Gavin releases his multi-sig/multi-device authentication to the Bitcoin wallets, where your coins can no longer be stolen because they require two devices or a device and a service to spend, would that be a wow? That would be something that, at this point, is paid for directly by the foundation.
Work their asses off? What board member is working their ass off? None, I have yet to see a board member do more for bitcoins than me or any other bitcoiner. It is a sham, and you are caught in it.
Did you see the long legal letter that was sent to California in response to the claim that the Foundation was being a money transmitter? That was at least public. Other than that, their members are flying all over the place, meeting with groups and politicians. That you don't really hear about. But they are working their asses off.
I'm not a fan of democracy, and this position isn't particularly important, but this election should be pretty interesting. It'll be the first big election in the Bitcoin ecosystem. There should be a lot of nice drama. 
Don't worry, it's not a democracy when you have to buy in to vote, and you can pay $100k for your own board seat. Oh wait it's modeled on real rather than ideal democracy. Never mind, you're right!
I think that ultimately the community will need to find a way to fund the developers separately from any political action, as to avoid conflict in the basic design process. This doesn't mean that TBF is superfluous or sinister.
As far as your financial matters, I am fine with however it needs to be done in your situation. If you take offense to me saying that a pay wall is undemocratic then technically you are right. There have always been restrictions to voting.
There may be a more direct way to pay for things related directly to development, there have been many proposals. A recent one I saw was:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.2209663
I'm not a fan of democracy, and this position isn't particularly important, but this election should be pretty interesting. It'll be the first big election in the Bitcoin ecosystem. There should be a lot of nice drama.
Don't worry, it's not a democracy when you have to buy in to vote, and you can pay $100k for your own board seat. Oh wait it's modeled on real rather than ideal democracy. Never mind, you're right!
Work their asses off? What board member is working their ass off? None, I have yet to see a board member do more for bitcoins than me or any other bitcoiner. It is a sham, and you are caught in it.
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