my opinions and ideas:
podc+staking is ok
we need some staking to lock coins outside of exchanges
problem for newcomers is staking - what about doing something like stake 0% = 50% payout, stake 100% (20x rac) = 100% payout. in other words start not from zero to enable mining without
stake, but with penalty if not staking, this can help start and then everybody build their own stake capital to reach 100%
bbp team - just add 10% bonus for team members
and regarding simple mining setup: all coins have some pool, so setting up wallet against pool is almost same, there is no need to simplify this - heat mining is ready...
if somebody want to start podc, he has 2 options:
one is setup wallet against bbppool - easy, and install and setup boinc - 2 lines of commands
sudo apt-get install boinc-client boinc-manager
boinccmd --project_attach url id
pro - supereasy, no need for stake
con - high pool fees (but in reality normal fees to cover costs)
second option is buy stake - complicated, need exchange account etc..., setup own account for roseta wcg etc, connect everything with everythig
pro - highest payouts
con - one time complicated setup, stake needed
we just need to point beginners to heat or bbppool mining and experienced users to second option