Quote from: TheAmbassador on July 22, 2014, 01:42:51 PM

In some places in the world 6 BTC in a month is a very good salary. Is this going to be setting a precedent? Will another 6 BTC be required for development next month etc etc.

I am not saying that you (the developer) are not doing great work with Bitmark, but I do think this is potentially a dangerous path. Should the reward not be in the projects success?

The rewards will be in the projects success, this has been my own approach to the project since inception, and why I was so firmly against IPO/premine etcetera.

Bitmark and it's projects are only possible if my personal balance at home is correct. I find myself in a position where to keep up with Bitmark's momentum and demand at this crucial time means sacrificing the balance, which is not physically possible.

I see this as a one off, because a community is forming who will help maintain balance as the project matures, allowing me to step back a little and restore the balance of Bitmark / Work / Life.

Think of it as a 'kick start' to the project, after one month of showing the potential and lots of hard work. We are not in a speculative IPO position, we have a solid project with lots of valuable interest. I am prepared to put everything I have in to this permanently, earn it's value, but for now, for a short period of time, I need some financial help to solidify what we are doing here.

The proposal came about after I raised the subject with the community, I always promised I would be transparent if there were ever any issues with Bitmark which affected me personally. Here I am doing that, after consulting with the community as to what was the most reasonable risk limiting approach.

Quote from: schnötzel on July 22, 2014, 01:54:22 PM

"snapshot support. Devices will never need more than 1 GB of storage or RAM to run full client"

Did you read the post about 500 thin clients rather than one bulky full client?

Quote from: Este Nuno on July 22, 2014, 01:54:59 PM

Ideally we would all have the resources to be able to focus all of our attention singularly on Bitmark but in reality with living expenses it's generally not going to be possible with out some method of sustaining oneself.

Coinsolidation/Mark has been working like crazy since this idea was born and I don't think he's had much time for much else. Since there is no IPO or no premine that can be sold off the alternative is development funded by donation, or in this case crowdfunded projects that are separate from Bitmark but still add significant value to the project.

This is an issue we've been debating for a long time now, how to ensure sustainable development and proper incentive. Projects like this should pay for themselves many times over, but it's an investment in both Bitmark and an what is basically an open source startup. People will also be able the take to project and expand its scope as an internet value transfer system outside(but still connected to) Bitmark. But that comes after.

Exactly, we have solved 99% of the problem, the only thing that was never addressed was a fair way to support the developer in the first year at times when a concerted effort is needed.

What is being discussed is the proposal to do that. I live in Europe and have a family, I wish the economic costs of supporting them were lower, but they are not. The amount being discussed subsidises what I would otherwise be making by working for a few weeks, I cannot do both, I have been trying that for weeks.

As an added incentive and show of good will, I would be prepared to send all of the Bitmarks I own 421.67310715 BTM to the first reasonable investor, to be sent back after GetMarked is launched. That way I am putting my full stake in Bitmark on the line, and can only earn it back.

Simply, I am just trying to do some hard work on a project people want to see happen.