Not allowing anyone to help out in terms of code or whatsoever, while keeping people (read: community) at a far distance.
That may be a misperception. georgem and I had a difference in opinion over nomenclature and he was quite explicit that his perspective entertained multiple contributors:
http://spreadcointalk.org/index.php?topic=408.msg3068#msg3068We will see which dev pushes spreadcoin forward the most, and that guy will get to decide the name.
A segregated approach is a natural outcome of such a perspective and shouldn't necessarily be considered as deliberately exclusionary, merely competitive.
Cheers
Graham
If I'm understanding your post correctly, you're suggesting that Georgem operates under the assumption that other devs would want to work on this project and compete with it. His resulting behavior as a developer is thus guided by a strategic effort to box competition out and hold his cards close to his chest?
I would find this hard to believe. Especially because there have been a plethora of opportunities to further this project in ways that would make it more competitive. The protocol of long silences, ignoring many community concerns, and self-imposing seemingly impossible deadlines actually makes the coin more vulnerable to failure (other people taking idea and running with it or some other variation).
Essentially, the inference that Georgem is acting strategically from his segregated approach to development seems entirely incompatible with other behaviors he has exhibited. Not to mention he has never explicitly explained his reasoning for keeping things so obfuscated.
It's probably a lot simpler than all that.
This is his hobby.
Something to do when he is not busy doing something he thinks is more important or he thinks has potential to make more money.
We all attribute far more value to being here than Georgem.