Indeed.
....and that was 7 months ago. It's moved way ahead since then.
Surely you jest. Do you actually mean to imply we must trust what this guy says:

vs. this guy:


Everyone's moved on from the closed-source argument ages ago, yet the opinion of Poelstra (andytoshi on -wizards) and others hasn't changed. Instead of quoting some nobody, go and find a cryptographer or two (one who actually has papers on arXiv, please) that will vouch for Darkcoin. Consider it a challenge.