Topic: [ANN] BitPay Hires Bitcoin Core-Developer Jeff Garzik - page 2. (Read 6716 times)
This is getting on my nerves.
I love bitpay, but this is a really bad thing. Now bitpay has control over how bitcoin will work. I'm not sure if anyone noticed, but what ever the devs put in the code, is whats in everyones bitcoin. It will now be what bitpay wants to see changed, not what the users want, because of course, no one is going to download the latest version from johnjoe who no one knows, over the dev for the past 3 years.
Other than that worry, congrats. I'm curious, are you being paid in bitcoin?
Other than that worry, congrats. I'm curious, are you being paid in bitcoin?
Did you know that Gavin once worked for CoinLab? Did you know he now works for Bitcoin Foundation?
Linux development is partially from paid workers for RedHat, SUSE, etc. There's no reason Bitcoin should be different.
They don't have control of the bitcoin protocol even me with my tin foil hat against the devs doesn't believe that. I do believe that it gives them a huge edge against other payment processors, they can have bitcoinds built for the purpose of being an enterprise solution and they can license that out, for another income. That would allow them to crush more companies out of the space. That is what scares me, cause if Jeff was smart, he write in the contract that everything he develops for them has to be open source and independent from bitpay's control.
Why shouldn't BitPay control the bitcoind that they pay him to make?
BitPay can do whatever they want, I just said if Jeff was smart, he think with the mindset of helping the greater good, then just filling his pockets like some people on the dev team.
Best of luck in finding a dev that will make a vow of poverty. Because who knows... maybe secretly the (hypothetical) pizza delivery guy is a bitcoin developer and Domino's is actually telling him what to do.
I love bitpay, but this is a really bad thing. Now bitpay has control over how bitcoin will work. I'm not sure if anyone noticed, but what ever the devs put in the code, is whats in everyones bitcoin. It will now be what bitpay wants to see changed, not what the users want, because of course, no one is going to download the latest version from johnjoe who no one knows, over the dev for the past 3 years.
Other than that worry, congrats. I'm curious, are you being paid in bitcoin?
Other than that worry, congrats. I'm curious, are you being paid in bitcoin?
Did you know that Gavin once worked for CoinLab? Did you know he now works for Bitcoin Foundation?
Linux development is partially from paid workers for RedHat, SUSE, etc. There's no reason Bitcoin should be different.
They don't have control of the bitcoin protocol even me with my tin foil hat against the devs doesn't believe that. I do believe that it gives them a huge edge against other payment processors, they can have bitcoinds built for the purpose of being an enterprise solution and they can license that out, for another income. That would allow them to crush more companies out of the space. That is what scares me, cause if Jeff was smart, he write in the contract that everything he develops for them has to be open source and independent from bitpay's control.
Why shouldn't BitPay control the bitcoind that they pay him to make?
I love bitpay, but this is a really bad thing. Now bitpay has control over how bitcoin will work. I'm not sure if anyone noticed, but what ever the devs put in the code, is whats in everyones bitcoin. It will now be what bitpay wants to see changed, not what the users want, because of course, no one is going to download the latest version from johnjoe who no one knows, over the dev for the past 3 years.
Other than that worry, congrats. I'm curious, are you being paid in bitcoin?
Other than that worry, congrats. I'm curious, are you being paid in bitcoin?
Did you know that Gavin once worked for CoinLab? Did you know he now works for Bitcoin Foundation?
Linux development is partially from paid workers for RedHat, SUSE, etc. There's no reason Bitcoin should be different.
Payment processors are the closest thing you get to a bank. Banks are in control right now, why would you want the next best thing in charge? That's what bitcoin is against.
I'm not saying this has to be a bad thing, it could really benefit, but the possibility is still there. Geed is in human nature.
Wow. Bitcoin is turning into the very thing its community used to be against. I'm looking forward to SatoshiDice and BitPay lobbying the devs and mining pools to include, exclude or modify changes. Perhaps they are already doing it.
I love bitpay, but this is a really bad thing. Now bitpay has control over how bitcoin will work. I'm not sure if anyone noticed, but what ever the devs put in the code, is whats in everyones bitcoin. It will now be what bitpay wants to see changed, not what the users want, because of course, no one is going to download the latest version from johnjoe who no one knows, over the dev for the past 3 years.
Other than that worry, congrats. I'm curious, are you being paid in bitcoin?
Other than that worry, congrats. I'm curious, are you being paid in bitcoin?
Did you know that Gavin once worked for CoinLab? Did you know he now works for Bitcoin Foundation?
Linux development is partially from paid workers for RedHat, SUSE, etc. There's no reason Bitcoin should be different.
I love bitpay, but this is a really bad thing. Now bitpay has control over how bitcoin will work.
You are free to hire whomever you want to review the source code and see to it that nothing bad happens to it, if you are worrying about it.https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/warning-bitcoin-will-soon-block-small-transaction-outputs-196138
News: All users of Bitcoin-Qt/bitcoind versions 0.7.2 and earlier are required to upgrade to 0.8.1 or apply a manual workaround by May 15. More info.
P.S. I'm not here to bitch about him being hired, I just wanted to bring to light how it might not be good, and to make sure it doesn't become a bad thing for it happening, such as bitpay doing what bitpay wants for themself.
I love bitpay, but this is a really bad thing. Now bitpay has control over how bitcoin will work.
You are free to hire whomever you want to review the source code and see to it that nothing bad happens to it, if you are worrying about it.
This sounds good. Wish Jeff all the best 
I love bitpay, but this is a really bad thing. Now bitpay has control over how bitcoin will work. I'm not sure if anyone noticed, but what ever the devs put in the code, is whats in everyones bitcoin. It will now be what bitpay wants to see changed, not what the users want, because of course, no one is going to download the latest version from johnjoe who no one knows, over the dev for the past 3 years.
Other than that worry, congrats. I'm curious, are you being paid in bitcoin?
Other than that worry, congrats. I'm curious, are you being paid in bitcoin?
Tony and BitPay are taking over! lol
Congrats to both BitPay and Jeff!
Congrats to both BitPay and Jeff!
This is good news, bad for redhat though 
Congrats Jeff, I remember when I first heard of bitcoin, surely it was innovative, but still. Then I saw some names from the linux scene and I knew it was time for some serious reading. Never looked back.
Congrats Jeff, I remember when I first heard of bitcoin, surely it was innovative, but still. Then I saw some names from the linux scene and I knew it was time for some serious reading. Never looked back.
This is a very good thing. Since bitpay is a payment processor, Jeff can work directly on helping Bitcoin scale and keeping transaction costs low.
Congrats everybody.
Congrats everybody.
BitPay = Awesome. 
I don't know if I should be scared of or happy for bitpay. I hope Jeff signed like an independent clause in his contract otherwise, I can see the genius of having your own core developer, in your pocket.
I have to laugh a little at gweedo's ability to turn anything into a negative. You have a talent sir.
This is great news for bitcoin. Congrats Jeff!
wow, congrats BitPay and congrats Jeff!!
Finally a smart bitcoin company...
I would've thought it'd be obvious that any worthwhile startup needs a core dev onboard...
I would've thought it'd be obvious that any worthwhile startup needs a core dev onboard...
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Is this a full-time position? Meaning, he quit red hat and now working on bitpay 100%?
Sure sounds like it.
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The job at BitPay will allow him to work full-time on Bitcoin, BitPay, and related open-source projects to benefit the Bitcoin community.
Is this a full-time position? Meaning, he quit red hat and now working on bitpay 100%?
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