I agree. Coins should be forked from trusted repos. The 3 billion premine in Asiacoin would be readily seen as a change from the original code.
Additionally, it would demonstrate that the user knows how to use git. From there the developer can fetch changes from upstream easily to import any bug fixes or new features in the parent coin's software.
This is how I fork all the android wallet source code on which I work.
Topic: Trusting Coins that dont fork trusted repos (Should you or not?) (Read 448 times)
If your coin isnt original code, what would be the main motivator for not forking a trusted repo? As we all know.. this is what Asiacoin wasnt forked from a trusted repo and well.. SURPISE THREE BILLION HIDDEN PREMINE.
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