No I do not understand. But I can code and I have a programmers view on things. And ripple has centralized servers that for sure not run the open source software. Exchanges as of my understanding have just a wallet like everybody else and do issue IOUs. So why should a exchange be able to stop Ripple from printing themselves money?
If that open source software would work everybody could just take it, improve it and go to banks and say I'm the better ripple. A company that money with his stuff will not open source it's code. Linux Torvalds never took money for Linux as far as I know. I don't know why you cant see the problem here.
I am not an IT but i am asking myself - If you are correct why many Japanese banks are willing to use RIPPLE (also trying to expand in China and South Korea) - are they so stupid to loose money which they are invested.
Furthermore, XRP is not bitcoin and cannot be mined.
Please stop posting things and phrases which you cannot back up.
The truth about cryptocurrency is <1% has any clue of whats going on there. It's the perfect place for marketing-scams (fact) for system that do not work. I'll stop posting anyway (not because you said ), but I continue reading. I'll also take a look at the validating servers in the future.