I posted this over on the HBN thread...but I think it is applicable to all of the coins from the old guard...
But I think for HBN - or any alt from the old guard - CAP, TEK, PHS, to reach the next level we need to think about including some new features.
I was actually just thinking about it this morning as I was trying to sort through all of the various wallets I have running at any one time
New coins are released every day. Why? Everyone is trying to "one-up" the other with new features and gizmos and widgets. Or they're simple copies with a few parameters tweaked. They're trying to attract miners and investors to become the next big thing.
Now what if some of those devs and communities - instead of chasing after new coins - looked back at what has been produced and try to evolutionarily develop the old coins. So many of the new coins demonstrate spiral development - phase 1, 2, 17, XYZ. With promises of Tor, SMS, and making waffles. Why can't we do the same to the coins we already have with the devs that we know are capable and "in it" for the long term.
Coins are open source - most are on GitHub. Right? What stops us from pitching into to a dev fund and requesting the devs pull these new features from the coin of the week into the coins we already have? Pick your anonymity flavor - NightSend, SuperSend, Tor, Cloak, ABCXYZ
Pick your berries and sprinkles, release a new wallet, and BAM!
Hey, I say hard fork if you have to. The base is established and I bet the switch won't be a problem. The old wood will be left behind and the new will grow stronger.
If it can be done, I bet we'll all see a return
Now I use "dev" in the generic sense. But I realize right now most of the older coins only have one dev to lean on. Devs are spread thin. And that is where I believe the issue lies. A dev has his priorities and I can't disagree with them - the coin is stable.
So how does a coin and a community pull more devs? So we include more features?
Is it all about the BTC? Initially perhaps for some.
Here I am talking, but I can't code beyond HTML and JS. So because I can't code I am willing to pitch in BTC or HBN...
Food for thought.