I don't understand why people complain about the 8% core team ICO, it's way less than most offers (with the exception of IOTA) and even if they raise $1 million or more, it's at current value only $80.000, which is not much for talented coders time for a few months.
Some people are arguing non-sense stating things such as why they should get the 8%. (Ignore these people)
Others are trying to clarify what will be done with those funds. (These have some reasoning)
Now, it all comes down to detailing fund management. The Lisk team has mentioned several times they have not begun detailing the business plan and fund management, right now they have other things in mind.
Once the business plan document begins drafting, I expect they will include detailed information on the 8% core team funds and the usage of ICO funding.
This is where people should understand that no matter what they decide, be it releasing them immediately after launch, or release them by setting milestones (e.g. android client ready), or releasing them after some time (e.g. 10% of the total fund every quarter for two years), you will have to respect their decision and live with it. It is up to them to decide, and they will discuss it between themselves.
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