I originally voted to keep the source closed, but as the weeks have passed on I have had a change of heart. It's not about price, as low price means I buy more and that goes for any crypto I choose to have a stake in.
My reasoning is simple, "Innovation".
I know many of you are so excited about the AE, but for me, it will not help Qora at all, or any coin for that matter. An AE is a great concept, but it lends itself to scammers way too easily. The effect the AE will have on an every day adopter is null. I could be wrong, but I believe our resources should be focussed in other areas. The fact that buyers have no recourse nullifies any potential benefit, but that is my opinion and I could be wrong.
Qora should solely focus on:- Re-establishing our node count
- Multiple clients to choose from - must be OS for this ( I suggested we have a client that supports themes, kind of like personalized checks)
- Attract developers from other coins - trust me, good talent pool is low right now with the influx of all these new alts - must be OS for this.
- Whitepaper release
- Full or Partial Code release, put the skeptics to rest
- Javascript Buy Now Button ( Can also be used for tipping, reputation votes etc..)
- Mobile Applications
I almost don't want to post and agree cause I have been labelled as someone who is try to FUD. All of the points I agree on but the main one is going Open Source. This coin needs a community it's needs people to come in.
The main objection to OS is almost completely invalid. People believe loads of clones will come in and push Qora out of the way but it isn't going to happen. The truth is this I hope we get a few clones but I doubt apart from Ora junk we will even get one. The reason is new coins are turning up now and the new wave of coins almost have to have new source code in the title to even get any interest the era of Clones have probably finished at least the era where they are taken seriously. So the biggest objection to OS is stupid and unlikely to have any negative affect on Qora.
So what exactly are we waiting for?
*Remember the big clones of NXT? NEM and NXTL, NAS, etc all the serious one knew they couldn't survive as straight clones so they recoded from scratch. I have my suspicions they they are still ripping off NXT but still my point is clones cant achieve much these days. And straight clones like NAS are forgotten in days.
And please don't anyone say the community has voted so it's all decided. A few vocal people on this thread greatly influence the conversation and so the voting. I would argue they are the real FUD spreaders because they have made everyone think people are hiding in corners desperate to steal Qora code and destroy the coin. It's not based on reality but on ignorance and fear of how coins and even clones affect the original. What annoys me is those vocal minority are now all over other coins cheerleading them on while leaving Qora to flounder.