"(I've noticed the DAS community is not really big on donations; too many people want others to do their work for them and don't want to give anything in return.)" - This is true, and it has a very good reason... That is called Truckman.
The community already sorted the code, already compiled the Linux wallet and wrote guides how to set up different kind of wallets. In the meantime, Truckman did nothing. So the community is a bit of fed up with the situation and now willing to do too much until this lazy, good for nothing 'developer' willing to do his part. (fix the binary, and the windows wallet and most importantly sort out the name confusion and list the coin in Cryptopia at least). A few liners promises once every fortnight won't be enough.
I agree to a point. My PM to Truckman within hours of finding out about DAS addresses a lot of issues and he needs to realize he cannot do it alone and thus cannot hold all the premine in order for DAS to be a success. Whether he replies or not, I keep sending. There needs to be a TEAM effort.
I help a LOT of people on Telegram, Slack and here as well as give donations to those who make efforts that benefit me. In a month, not 1 DAS in donations for sometimes HOURS of personalized help which are user issues, not software. That's part of the same disease that I see in all these new cryptos. Me, me, me instead of us, us, us. BUT I still assist and spend my time helping others. SN basically gave away BTC and is sitting on early mined 1mil BTC never spent to date. The "US" concept let the coin be a success and look at it now. I see other new cryptos giving generous bounties for simple actions, giveaways, airdrops, easy early adopter mining to spread the coin so that it is accepted and USED by many, not just those who can afford to invest a lot and make money.
What are the specific problems with the binary?
What are the specific problems with the Windows wallet?
When 97% of masternodes work fine, I'd say the problem may be with the user and not the software in many cases. My wallets and MNs work fine in both Win & lin.
We do need to show Truckman that he needs help and he can't do it alone, otherwise there will be a point in time when all the greatest DAS supporters will find a coin more worthy of their time, effort and value. He needs to learn that sooner rather than later. But, in turn, he shouldn't be bothered with every little issue every end user has, since most of them are the setup vs the software. That's what a peer to peer community on an open source project is all about.
IRL, I do general consulting @ $50/hour. For the past month, I have been doing specialized consulting for DAS users for FREE. Guess where I'll be spending more time?
All I can do is find problems, come up with potential solutions, make a roadmap to resolve and find the resources needed. If there is no support or assistance in time, I move one. IF I get project donations that do not meet min reqs, I will refund all. I think with the right team, with the right diversity of skills and some innovative features, DAS can be a success. We're at week 7 of trading? Still a baby crypto. And it NEEDS to grow up. Or die. CryptoDarwinism.
Once things get rolling, I'd def say an original name change is in order to separate DAS from all the other similar named coins. In time, though. I'm not too butthurt about cryptopia personally.
Regards,
c_p