Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org [172.17.192.35]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A274DB1E for ; Fri, 24 Mar 2017 02:25:34 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: delayed 00:05:02 by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from bc.grid.coop (bc.grid.coop [162.221.205.91]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0AF091E8 for ; Fri, 24 Mar 2017 02:25:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) (uid 1000) by bc.grid.coop with local; Fri, 24 Mar 2017 02:18:45 +0000 id 00000000005E033B.0000000058D48205.00007C51 Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2017 02:18:45 +0000 From: hozer@hozed.org To: muyuu , "cypherpunks@cpunks.org Bitcoin Protocol Discussion" Message-ID: <20170324021845.GC23538@hostname.unassigned> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.23 (2014-03-12) X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.3.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on smtp1.linux-foundation.org X-Mailman-Approved-At: Mon, 27 Mar 2017 13:19:48 +0000 Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Requirement for pseudonymous BIP submissions X-BeenThere: bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: Bitcoin Protocol Discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2017 02:25:34 -0000 On Sun, Mar 19, 2017 at 11:43:12PM +0000, muyuu via bitcoin-dev wrote: > If this was in place I would contribute more and I wouldn't have to create > throw-away accounts. > > This is not a space where you want to be a recognisable target. > > Today, BitFury's CEO threatened to sue developers if they didn't kowtow to > his demands to leave the PoW alone. This is unacceptable. Decisions have to > be made on merit and the interest of the project, and nothing else. > > This is very important and needs to be given priority. Most Core developers > and all the main ones except Satoshi have built a public persona, either > for ego or for practical monetary reasons. Obviously there's academia where > everything is about plastering your name as much as possible and getting > cited. So it's understood. Although I understand the difficulty of getting > funded and getting trusted without a face, there needs to be an outlet so > people can interact and contribute in a proper cypherpunk way. > > Also, GitHub is quite anti-privacy. So I recommend not reusing personal > accounts from work. > > -muyuu I quite agree, and I would add that sometimes making yourself recognisable is far more important that merit. If we are really going to go for merit, then we probably need to go all the way back to examine why is it developers and academics think they need to have money to make code or reputation to do research. The best code I've written is stuff I've given away for free, although sometimes I'm able to leverage being recognized for having written something into getting paid to write more code. The best research I've done has been self-funded, when I did not subconsciously have a funding agent I was trying to please with the outcome of the research. We need a safe space for merit, how about http://gplspace.org/