After Jon Matonis' resignation, the new Executive Director, Patrick Murck, acknowledges the need to repair relationship between foundation and community.
http://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-foundations-new-head-patrick-murck-outlines-future-plans/Notably, former general counsel Murck acknowledged a need to repair the foundation's relationship with the bitcoin community, even if that meant sometimes adopting unpopular or controversial positions on some issues, and taking risks with communication and transparency to demonstrate honest engagement.
Here's how to repair relationship: Disband the Foundation and distribute all funds to Core developers.
This Foundation is not needed for anything except as a centralized access gate for control by government. It is a waste of resources, contradicts the spirit of Bitcoin, and is a threat to the free development of the protocol.
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