forum account. This whole deal with the developers turned into a shit fest anyway.. I would also distance myself from that and return when things are back to normal. I just hope
it's not permanent.
Topic: Did Gmaxwell stop working on Bitcoin? (Read 837 times)
I would not blame him, if he did take a break from all this craziness.... things can get a bit out of hand, and people can be cruel sometimes... especially when it's done from a anon
forum account. This whole deal with the developers turned into a shit fest anyway.. I would also distance myself from that and return when things are back to normal. I just hope
it's not permanent.
forum account. This whole deal with the developers turned into a shit fest anyway.. I would also distance myself from that and return when things are back to normal. I just hope
it's not permanent.
It can be related to this
https://www.reddit.com/r/bitcoinxt/comments/3wytqx/do_any_of_the_bitcoin_core_developers_have/cy0qpqc
You really are one shameless person. https://www.reddit.com/r/bitcoinxt/comments/3wytqx/do_any_of_the_bitcoin_core_developers_have/cy0qpqc
Maxwell has claimed that he has experience scaling large systems. He used to work at Juniper. Presumably he worked on some cryptographic aspects of their products as well. Draw your own conclusions.
The post made by him isn't really about that. Did you see exactly which link it was (/bitcoinxt) ? 
It can be related to this
https://www.reddit.com/r/bitcoinxt/comments/3wytqx/do_any_of_the_bitcoin_core_developers_have/cy0qpqc
https://www.reddit.com/r/bitcoinxt/comments/3wytqx/do_any_of_the_bitcoin_core_developers_have/cy0qpqc
Maxwell has claimed that he has experience scaling large systems. He used to work at Juniper. Presumably he worked on some cryptographic aspects of their products as well. Draw your own conclusions.
It can be related to this
https://www.reddit.com/r/bitcoinxt/comments/3wytqx/do_any_of_the_bitcoin_core_developers_have/cy0qpqc
https://www.reddit.com/r/bitcoinxt/comments/3wytqx/do_any_of_the_bitcoin_core_developers_have/cy0qpqc
You really are one shameless person.
Many of us appreciate the contributions of gmaxwell, and this is a good occasion to say we appreciate the work he's done.
I've followed the recent controversy to some degree and certainly noticed many unfair personal attacks directed at the core developers in general, and gmaxwell in particular. That's just in people's nature, I suppose.
My hope is that gmaxwell takes a well-earned "retirement" from Bitcoin development, and that after a nice rest a very intelligent and productive pseudonymous individual starts contributing. Those of us who are fans will smile and not ask too many questions.
I've followed the recent controversy to some degree and certainly noticed many unfair personal attacks directed at the core developers in general, and gmaxwell in particular. That's just in people's nature, I suppose.
My hope is that gmaxwell takes a well-earned "retirement" from Bitcoin development, and that after a nice rest a very intelligent and productive pseudonymous individual starts contributing. Those of us who are fans will smile and not ask too many questions.
Good and true words mate!
Gmaxwell did a lot for Bitcoin and I hope he will continue working on it.I hope he knows, beside all the trolling against him and the core devs in general, that there are more than enough people in this community supporting him.
Many of us appreciate the contributions of gmaxwell, and this is a good occasion to say we appreciate the work he's done.
I've followed the recent controversy to some degree and certainly noticed many unfair personal attacks directed at the core developers in general, and gmaxwell in particular. That's just in people's nature, I suppose.
My hope is that gmaxwell takes a well-earned "retirement" from Bitcoin development, and that after a nice rest a very intelligent and productive pseudonymous individual starts contributing. Those of us who are fans will smile and not ask too many questions.
I've followed the recent controversy to some degree and certainly noticed many unfair personal attacks directed at the core developers in general, and gmaxwell in particular. That's just in people's nature, I suppose.
My hope is that gmaxwell takes a well-earned "retirement" from Bitcoin development, and that after a nice rest a very intelligent and productive pseudonymous individual starts contributing. Those of us who are fans will smile and not ask too many questions.
I like this idea. One way or another we need guys like this. I cant wait for confidential transactions so I can freely move any quantities of money without other people knowing, even tho im pretty broke I just never got why people should be able to see it on the blockchain, for recieving donations is also required, so I also say thanks and hope the good work is continued.
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Maxwell, as well as many other Core devs, have taken an enormous amount of abuse. I regularly see them called liars and accused of scheming to "cripple" Bitcoin. I'd never want to be in their positions. It underscores how important it was that Satoshi remained anonymous. There are many evil people in the world.
If Maxwell decides he's taken enough abuse and decides he'd be happier leaving the space, I wouldn't blame him at all. It would be bad for Bitcoin, which is a bit bad for me, but he should do what's best for him. He's already earned his place as a very important part of the history of cryptocurrency.
This was perfectly said. People are so damn ungrateful both on reddit and on this very forum. Being a Core developer can be a horrible 'job' so to speak. If Maxwell decides he's taken enough abuse and decides he'd be happier leaving the space, I wouldn't blame him at all. It would be bad for Bitcoin, which is a bit bad for me, but he should do what's best for him. He's already earned his place as a very important part of the history of cryptocurrency.
I searched Google for statements by Gmaxwell, but he's been quiet about his committer status on Bitcoin's Github. If he's relinquished his Github privileges I think he will still continue offering contributions, but leave the decision of what to integrate to others. That way he can continue his Bitcoin dev work without dealing with all the arguments and politics.
If the reasons are personal he will most probably not disclose them and he is entitled to do so.
Sad to see him more distant from Bitcoin, but I bet he will always be around and have an opinion about things: He might even return to active development in the future
His contributions were definitely vital and will be echoed in future Bitcoin releases for years to come. 
Many of us appreciate the contributions of gmaxwell, and this is a good occasion to say we appreciate the work he's done.
I've followed the recent controversy to some degree and certainly noticed many unfair personal attacks directed at the core developers in general, and gmaxwell in particular. That's just in people's nature, I suppose.
My hope is that gmaxwell takes a well-earned "retirement" from Bitcoin development, and that after a nice rest a very intelligent and productive pseudonymous individual starts contributing. Those of us who are fans will smile and not ask too many questions.
I've followed the recent controversy to some degree and certainly noticed many unfair personal attacks directed at the core developers in general, and gmaxwell in particular. That's just in people's nature, I suppose.
My hope is that gmaxwell takes a well-earned "retirement" from Bitcoin development, and that after a nice rest a very intelligent and productive pseudonymous individual starts contributing. Those of us who are fans will smile and not ask too many questions.
I searched Google for statements by Gmaxwell, but he's been quiet about his committer status on Bitcoin's Github. If he's relinquished his Github privileges I think he will still continue offering contributions, but leave the decision of what to integrate to others. That way he can continue his Bitcoin dev work without dealing with all the arguments and politics.
As far as I know and have read he isn't a committer on github anymore due to personal reasons.
However I believe that doesn't meean he isn't with Bitcoin anymore. He will still be with Blockstream I think and might work more in the background.
You might wanna read yourself on reddit through it.
https://np.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/3x7mrr/gmaxwell_unullc_no_longer_a_bitcoin_committer_on/
However I believe that doesn't meean he isn't with Bitcoin anymore. He will still be with Blockstream I think and might work more in the background.
You might wanna read yourself on reddit through it.
https://np.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/3x7mrr/gmaxwell_unullc_no_longer_a_bitcoin_committer_on/
I did read something somewhere the other day, about how Gmaxwell left for some reason. I would like some further details on what exactly happened.
The work by Gmaxwell is of the best i've seen in Bitcoin and I was very excited about confidential transactions, it shows he is one of the guys thats pushing Bitcoin in the right direction which is decentralization of nodes and better anonymity, it would be sad if he left the building so I hope he comes back stronger after a vacation. I refuse to believe the trolls really won the battle. We must fight till the end for this amazing project.
The work by Gmaxwell is of the best i've seen in Bitcoin and I was very excited about confidential transactions, it shows he is one of the guys thats pushing Bitcoin in the right direction which is decentralization of nodes and better anonymity, it would be sad if he left the building so I hope he comes back stronger after a vacation. I refuse to believe the trolls really won the battle. We must fight till the end for this amazing project.
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