Quote from: kjj on October 03, 2012, 11:40:35 AM

Quote from: The_Duke on October 03, 2012, 06:29:45 AM

Quote from: Gavin Andresen on October 02, 2012, 11:36:29 PM

if the membership agrees with your "bugs" then they'll get fixed.

I'm happy that I'd already made a post in the Alternative client section, because if I hadn't I would have to do it now.

What you're saying here is that if something needs fixing (be it in bitcoind, TBF's setup, or other), it will only happen if enough paying members want it. So if something needs fixing that might not be beneficial to enough paying members (even if it is vital to the majority of the userbase that is not a member), it won't get done.

We really need a full alternative, TBF independent, client. Asap.

See, this is why we call you a troll.

In the case of the foundation, the decision about whether something is broken or not belongs to the members. You don't get to decide that something in the foundation's bylaws is broken and needs to be fixed, the members do. If the members don't think that something needs to be changed, it isn't broken, no matter how much you think it is.

So it all comes down to members that pay, eventually those that pay the most will have most power. Equal votes my ass, they pay the bills and put food on the table ...

In the end The Foundation will be there to please those that pay and not to protect or advance the protocol.

The more I read and hear about this the more I'm tempted to just remove any software related to the foundation ... if only that was possible.

Quote from: kjj on October 03, 2012, 11:40:35 AM

We really need a full alternative, TBF independent, client. Asap.

+1k