Pieter goes by the name sipa on IRC, I use the nick TD.
So he's sipa here, right? Now I get it, I had no idea who he was, but I've seen sipa often enough on bitcointalk.
Topic: Poll - Who would you vote for to replace Gavin, if it was needed (Read 2953 times)
So he's sipa here, right? Now I get it, I had no idea who he was, but I've seen sipa often enough on bitcointalk.
March 24, 2013, 04:57:30 AM
Pieter goes by the name sipa on IRC, I use the nick TD.
March 24, 2013, 03:38:49 AM
I daresay gmaxwell, except I wish he had more time to be op on #bitcoin-otc. I'm not sure if Pieter and Mike usually go by their full names or handles on IRC.
March 23, 2013, 10:26:35 PM
FWIW, I always self-selected myself out of the running. Gavin once asked me What If, and I told him I was not interested in the lead-dev mantle.
Pieter and gmaxwell are the two that come to mind, if Gavin ever goes poof.
But who knows. Sometimes in the Linux kernel, the maintainer winds up being some relative unknown with great skills and knowledge.
I voted for you before reading the comments...as is my nature on these polls. But I forgot that you have a family to watch out for and that would be a negative in my mind for this particular position.
If Gavin exits stage right or some other accident of fate argues for such an event, I would favor finding someone with a long history in the crypto (or other sensitive technology) community who may or may not have anything to do with Bitcoin but has a decades long history of making good decisions which are obviously in favor of the broader user-base.
March 23, 2013, 07:36:08 PM
The idea of gmaxwell being lead dev scares me slightly to be honest. He's a decent enough guy, but he doesn't entirely think things through sometimes...
March 15, 2013, 02:31:02 PM
I have no specific input on the poll question but I would like to nominate grau to be a core dev. I don't know if he has a neckbeard though so it's possible he's not qualified. Perhaps if he agreed to grow one?
March 14, 2013, 08:19:54 PM
We alt-coiners want Luke-Jr 
March 14, 2013, 03:18:55 AM
Why is Luke-jr not listed?
Because waiting at least two years before allowing one megabyte blocks is not compatible with scaling up to deploying a Google portable datacentre-in-a-container in every hobbyists home within two weeks to two months.
We should wait at least two years before risking breaking the poll by including him.
On the other hand I am glad Peter is pulling ahead of Mike because, well, my budget can't quite accommodate one of those portable datacentres for at least three weeks to three months and, gosh, who knows, at the rate BFL Labs is delivering maybe even longer.
I don't even know Peter so don't know why Swiss might be better than Neckbeard but if Mike and Luke are going to be involved anyone but one of them in charge seems prudent to me.
(What, I am exaggerating Mike's position? Y'think? Anyone else's?)
-MarkM-
March 14, 2013, 12:52:02 AM
IMO, everyone on this poll is a good choice but if I had to pick, I voted for gmaxwell for generally being more active on #bitcoin-dev
March 14, 2013, 12:27:34 AM
Why is Luke-jr not listed?
Why should he be listed?
March 13, 2013, 05:26:08 PM
Satoshi
March 13, 2013, 05:22:01 PM
Given the block subsidy wont end for over a hundred thirty years I dont think anyone currently living will still be working on bitcoin at that stage. Unless...
March 13, 2013, 05:11:28 PM
But who knows. Sometimes in the Linux kernel, the maintainer winds up being some relative unknown with great skills and knowledge.
Yeah, I'd say that's true of the original Linux kernel too. Linus Torvalds, if I remember, was unsure of his ability to create an OS.
March 13, 2013, 04:54:22 PM
FWIW, I always self-selected myself out of the running. Gavin once asked me What If, and I told him I was not interested in the lead-dev mantle.
Pieter and gmaxwell are the two that come to mind, if Gavin ever goes poof.
But who knows. Sometimes in the Linux kernel, the maintainer winds up being some relative unknown with great skills and knowledge.
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March 13, 2013, 04:16:40 PM
Why is Luke-jr not listed?
March 13, 2013, 03:26:45 PM
I would add a dark horse candidate like LukeJr.
Why? No way he's relevant. No way.
Anyway this poll is now
March 13, 2013, 01:17:39 PM
Stephen Fry.
I would add a dark horse candidate like LukeJr.
Hmm, what's wrong with the Swiss? You don't like cheese? 
All of these devs hit show results and blushed. Don't let them lie to you.
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