6. Meets this criteria, some of the best devs in cryptoworld do work on this coin
7. Meets the philosophy criteria too - the coin was designed to support developers and others through bounties and is doing this successfully.
Other benefits - the transaction fee is very low in dollar terms, and while this coin isn't as inflationary like dogecoin, it isn't deflationary either, and is thus suited to micro transactions and a spending economy. Some 24 stores already accept it - you can buy a walmart voucher with devcoin, which is more than you can say about most cryptos.
Finally, longevity. This coin is older than litecoin and has stood the test of time. The devs and community arn't going to walk away.
Devcoin is amazing, really. I was very impressed how much they do for the development of infrastructure and the support for system. For example "DVC provide an income for anyone who wants to work, even if they live in an area with more job seekers than jobs". I have said many times that it's the cornerstone for all altcoins. The devs make important and necessary actions, they are hard-workers. Now.
If we forget the philosophy we can see SHA-256 and merged mining with BTC. It's annoying, you agree with me. SHA-256 aren't seen in this experiment at all. It's like Win95 imo.
Also I want to refer to
www.mapofcoins.com again, everything is very clearly shown. Why do Novacoin, Yacoin etc have so many forks? And why don't DVC have?