I posted this on the Sexcoinforum, and decided it was a good idea to post it here also:
Lavajumper is coding.
I've decided to stay off the boards because I realized that my priority has to be the client. I don't have a lot of time, and my day job has become very demanding. So, I'm faced with the decision to either: a) quit my job to handle all the communications or b) prioritize.
I have chosen to prioritize.
So realize this: Sexcoin is a long-term project, if you're looking to get rich overnight, this is probably not the coin you want. In our early strategic planning, we developed a 2 YEAR strategy. We are not just on track for that strategy, we are ahead.
It makes me very happy to see all the ideas and discussions here. Both the negative and the positive.
I'm going to lay out parts of the 'roadmap':
First, Read this:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.3793944The roadmap looks something like this, after the release of the new client:
- a webmaser kit ( Drop-in addon for a shopping cart )
- developer sdk ( so people can integrate sxc however they want )
- paper wallets
- qrcode network
- plug-in architecture on the client ( People can write addons for the official client )
- escrow service
- sxc->fiat exchange ( kind of like coinbase )
- thin-client, ( 0 block chain, with a 'blockchain service' )
- Cam-chat client ( the official client will have two flavors, one SFW, one NSFW )
If you think about this list, it requires a good deal of both work and planning. Our planning is such that our goal for the client we've been talking about will be the last 'hard-fork' required for a long time. So any changes made now, in addition to fixing stuff, also has to keep in consideration that any of the things listed above won't require another fork.
There are some things above, that the dev team is working on that we simply cannot discuss, because of the sensitivity of some of the negotiations. Other things on the list above we don't feel comfortable 'farming out' to just anyone.
Still there are other things on that list that ANYONE can do, without a lick of help from the dev team.
Also, there have been many excellent ideas presented here in the forums recently. I consider all of them, with an eye on the client code, and how it will fit into this plan. i.e. the discussions of AVS, Anonymity strategies, recurring payments. But all of these are major decisions about the coin and the client, so they need to be both discussed and considered over a period of time, not shot-gunned into the client.
Over the course of sexcoin, I have developed a great deal of respect for LittleDigger. I don't think anyone here realizes how much he has contributed to the growth of this coin, and also how many times he has probably saved it from extinction. I code, but LittleDigger has the pulse of the coin, and where it needs to go. NONE of these things happen overnight. Remember that there are challenges that sexcoin faces, which other coins simply don't have to deal with. This makes for a longer strategy, a longer consideration period, and a longer negotiation for almost every BUSINESS aspect of the coin.
