I still don't understand how anyone interested in Bitcoin can support anything associated with Hearn after hearing anything the guy has to say
Here's a pretty good indication of a shill, or at best someone who is disturbed and threatened by the idea of a 'free' cryoto-currency: A person who has been around for a while and/or has paid a modicum of attention and does support Hearn's vision and projects.
If everybody adopts a "do the opposite of anything Mike Hearn suggests" policy, then they've just shut their brain off and given complete control over their decision making to Mike Hearn.
It's a great way to achieve the opposite of the stated goal.
When do you guys expect to use btcd as the reference implementation for XT?