NOBL: Noblesse oblige:This is just my humble opinion. I do see value in PoS
alongside PoW to some degrees, and I think anonymity so far is the best real winner of these specs., but it's a niche now owned by DRK that we shouldn't try to compete with. I believe our niche and what NOBL best represents is staying true to cryptocurrency, merchants, long-term perspectives, acting noble (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noblesse_oblige), charity/philanthropy, Steps and from a purely economic advantage perspective the Marketplace and where we want to take it. These have been applied to us and I believe they've stuck so they need to become our strongest point.
I agree there is value in PoS and Pow and now anonimity is coming. But I doubt this will be the end solution or the final motivator. It is all tech and based on the engine. From what I see (analogy) is that we are trying to figure out how to put a V16 in a VW Beetle as a replacement of the V12 already sitting there. Sure the thing goes fast straight forward, but i doubt you will have much fun on the open roads. For the general public, they will go what the hype will tell them. But they must understand it first and see practical use for it. And all I have seen so far from the crypto community is to dig in the engine as there is money to be made there. The coins going any other direction are being ignored. Just imagine what would happen to a coin which can actually release a wallet which can be used by any non-technical person. Also imagine it being closed source so people cannot create P&D coins to lower value or diverse the actual improvement made.
Fyi: I hope that when Rofo finds a technical innovation, he would not make it open source for a few months. I really dislike the behaviour of the Crypto communitty where all is about being a copy cat and complaining when it cannot be copied.....
Ah well, going heads down again and continue working:P