Topic: I'll give you Bitcoins for Ripples [1 Bitcoin per 7,500 Ripples] - page 2. (Read 4609 times)

The client source is open. The server source code is not open yet.

As soon as the server source code is open, it will be very difficult to make changes in Ripple's behavior. Had we released the source code to the public at the same time we made access available to the public, as Bitcoin did, there would have been no chance for public participation in the early design.

Bitcoin was presented to the community as a done deal, take it or leave it. If people had reasons to disagree with the block reward schedule, for example, they had no chance to discuss it or make their case. That was set in stone by the early developers.

We can still make those kinds of changes in Ripple. And we are still discussing structural changes based on community input that will make the system better. See, for example:
https://github.com/rippleFoundation/ripple-client/issues/748
Here's a case where members of the community disagreed with a part of Ripple's design and because Opencoin still runs the majority of validators, it can still be improved. Had we followed Bitcoin's model, we likely would have been stuck with it.

Fortunately, I don't think there's anything in Bitcoin that's bad that we're stuck with. I'm not sure if that's due to luck or just the designer's genius. But we didn't have that kind of confidence, and it turns out that it was probably a good thing that we didn't. There are at least three major things that we're working to improve based on community feedback.

Ripple is just  amassive scam!

I saw this site a while ago, very interesting.

the thing that sticks out most re. Ripple is that they have not released their source code yet, even though they claim to be open source.

Aren't you the one who offered me 1 BTC for my 9900 XRP.

 

I meant I'd match your rate  When I see you are buying ripples for 1btc per 1000 I'll know it's time to cash out!

to see if its really any price ill sell u 1k xrp for 1btc

i buy xrp 5k for 1btc any price eh?

I buy xrp    7500XRP For 1btc better deal

I don't trust ripple.
There is a whole webpage spend on this.
google ripplescam and you will find it.


Not sure what to think, make up your own mind.

I would still post to their giveaway thread, just in case. Also sign up for their email list. They (Ripple company) are supposed to do a giveaway again sometime this month.

I can't get any ripples since I'm new.  Is this the only way to get ripples?

interested in ripple. i'll dig in further.

I would go to Ripple.com and sign up for their email list, make an account on their forum, and just keep an eye out in general. They plan on doing a bunch of giveaways in the future.

How can I get some ripple?

Where do we find the current price of a ripple?  Is 7900/btc good deal?

...pretty sure OpenCoin does not control bitstamp. 

Wish I had some ripples to sell you. Maybe they do a newbie giveaway sometime, or is ripple just another the rich get richer game?

use bitstamp gateway in ripple client instead, its faster and you can actually see real market price

If you want to buy/sell BTC for ripples just open a ripple wallet and trade within the wallet. I tried this and it actually works pretty well, and you can get a much better deal if you are buying ripple than what Bitstamp is selling them for.

Just got my free ripples email, still waiting for the free ripples though. I hope they give out a heft amount, even though that will probably drive the price of ripple XRP down for a while.