Rob Halford, our esteemed Gridcoin founder has posted a proposal under the banner heading of "Gridcoin Future Technology Base" on the cryptocurrencytalk forum:
https://cryptocurrencytalk.com/topic/90700-gridcoin-future-technology-base/
After reading his proposal, I find myself some what shocked by way he has put forward the proposal and his altogether undemocratic voting procedures on the cryptocurrencytalk forum, I felt compelled to post here on steemit.
I see he has now created a poll on the Gridcoin client which is extremely biased towards the large GRC stakeholders.
I, above all else, am a pragmatist and realise that we have a inherent need for the independent Non CPID Investor in Gridcoin (Never BOINCed) as well as the CPID Investors (Did BOINC and maybe was a founder user).
Yes I get 'pissed' that most of these Non CPID Investors and some CPID Investors do not run their wallets to secure the network as often as they should.
Yes I am a small Researcher CPID Investor (I BOINC and hodl and run my wallet 24/7 365) who has given many hours of time to the betterment of the Gridcoin Community in my own way using any relevant talents I have.
I've given this time willingly, without prejudice, as I have always believed that the primary ethos of Gridcoin was driven by its connection to BOINC - Crunching for science/humanity and being rewarded for my efforts by Gridcoin to defray my expenses and/or save my GRC in the hope that some day it might 'bear fruit' as an investment.
This is my post on steemit on the 'first month anniversary of joining Gridcoin' - https://steemit.com/gridcoin/@m3rcos1ty/the-old-man-and-the-gridcoin-apologies-to-ernest-hemmingway
To me this post still applies and my ideals are still the same!!
"Gridcoin is an open source cryptocurrency (Ticker: GRC) which securely rewards volunteer computing performed upon the BOINC platform in a decentralized manner on top of proof of stake.
BOINC is an open-source volunteer computing grid which combines the processing power of all individual users for the purposes of scientific research."
(Quotation taken directly from the Gridcoin website)
These words in bold and italicised are the reason that I joined Gridcoin and the community.
How close are we to these 'ideals' at this juncture?
Have we lost our way?
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